Only in Askeaton: Magdalena Jitrik- A Painting in Askeaton

Argentinian artist Magdalena Jitrik spent time in Askeaton during 2009 making a small painting that, according to prominent curator Adriano Pedrosa, ‘is a splendid abstract geometric composition - one can see the same mosaic of multicoloured slanted rectangles forming a larger, again not so orthogonal square, which in turn is intersected by a trapezoid figure, offering a feast for the formal connoisseur.’
In her accompanying video one can observe the painting’s growth from a blank canvas to a completed artwork, accompanied by a soundtrack by Jitrik’s band, Orquestra Roja (Red Orchestra). In another sequence, the painting appears as an apparition amongst gravestones and medieval stone carvings in the ruins of the Askeaton’s Franciscan Abbey. Jitrik’s Askeaton artwork later featured in 2011's Istanbul Biennial and as part of Phaidon’s Vitamin P2 compendium of contemporary painting.
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