Christina Forrer at TOA Presents

The exhibition will feature two textile works – a large-scale, cotton and wool weaving and a large-format fabric book – alongside five works on paper.

Animated by an interest in fairy tales, Christina Forrer’s vibrant weavings and electrifying works on paper explore the depths of human emotion. Depicted in her signature style of bold colors and rich patterning, her fantastical characters are rendered cartoonish with their exaggerated features and twisted, elongated forms. While many of her works portray moments of dramatic, explosive conflict, they also provide the viewer with glimpses into smaller, more personal terrors: private anxieties, internal tensions, and irrational fears.

About Christina Forrer
Christina Forrer (b. 1978, Zürich) lives and works in Los Angeles. Selected solo exhibitions include Christina Forrer, Luhring Augustine (2022); Christina Forrer: MATRIX 187, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (2021-2022); Christina Forrer: Feet of the Devil, Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art (2019-2020); Christina Forrer, Luhring Augustine (2019) and Swiss in Situ | Christina Forrer: Grappling Hold, Swiss Institute (2017).

Selected group exhibitions include Bianca Beck, Tamara Gonzales, Christina Forrer, Columbus College of Art and Design (2021); THIS IS AMERICA, Kunstraum Potsdam (2021); Made in L.A. 2020: A Version, Hammer Museum and The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens (2020-2021); Happy!, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale (2019-2020); Dirty Protest: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, Hammer Museum (2019); Unorthodox, The Jewish Museum (2015) and Can’t Reach Me There, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (2015).

About Luhring Augustine
Luhring Augustine was founded by Lawrence Luhring and Roland Augustine in 1985. The gallery represents a roster of international artists spanning generations and presents both groundbreaking contemporary and rigorous historical exhibitions. Working closely with more than twenty-five artists and estates, the gallery’s dedicated team nurtures decades-long practices and cultivates meaningful relationships with institutions and collectors.

Based in Chelsea since 1998, Luhring Augustine established a second location in Bushwick, Brooklyn in 2012, where its flexible exhibition space allows large-scale installations and long-term projects. In 2020 the gallery opened Luhring Augustine Tribeca, marking its 35th anniversary with a third distinctive platform in New York City to present the gallery’s dynamic program.

Gallery Hours
Thursday, June 1 // 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday, June 3 // 10:00am to 1:00pm
Thursday, June 8 // 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday, June 10 // 10:00am to 1:00pm
Thursday, June 15 // 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday, June 17 // 12:00pm to 3:00pm