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Sissel Tolaas, AirREborn BelowAbove, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022. Exhibition view, Sissel Tolaas RE________ at Astrup Fearnley Museet. © Astrup Fearnley Museet, 2021. Photo: Christian Øen.

Sissel Tolaas: RE_________, 2022, at ICA Philadelphia

First major US exhibition of work by interdisciplinary Norwegian-born artist Sissel Tolaas opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania on September 16.
This exhibition is organized by Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo and curated by Solveig Øvstebø, Executive Director and Chief Curator. The presentation in Philadelphia has been specially configured for the IC

SISSEL TOLAAS RE________

SISSEL TOLAAS RE________

Exhibition Period: October 08 — December 30, 2021
In the course of a single day, each of us breathes in and out around 24,000 times. With every breath, irresistible signals are sent straight to the brain – smells, which in a matter of nanoseconds trigger emotions and memories, stirring up the subconscious in turn. For Sissel Tolaas, smell is a vital yet often overlooked tool for communication.