Grazer Kunstverein opens solo shows of works by Isabel Nolan and Ola Vasiljeva
(Artdaily.org)

The Grazer Kunstverein is presenting two solo shows by Isabel Nolan and Ola Vasiljeva as part of our Winter Season 2017. Isabel Nolan works with sculpture, textiles, photographs and text to describe or reveal moments (material, temporal, or otherwise) emerging from the fundamental human desire to find the world meaningful. Ola Vasiljeva borrows fragments from history and literature to create imaginary thresholds in which sculpture, drawing, video and found objects commingle on a level playing field. The year-long programme of the Grazer Kunstverein is drawn together under the guiding leitmotif ‘The Necessity of Art’ inspired by author, politician, and dedicated anti-fascist Ernst Fischer. These two new solo presentations by Isabel Nolan and Ola Vasiljeva unfold amidst accumulative traces of the programme, with works on display by Ruth E Lyons