Larsen Warner, SE

For Market Art Fair 2025 Larsen Warner will present a solo booth from the estate of New York-based Finnish artist Iria Leino (1932–2022).

The booth marks the posthumous discovery of this important but virtually unknown artist who created a prolific body of work in solitude for over 40 years and whose work is now garnering international acclaim. Focusing on her work created during the 60’s and 70’s, the booth highlights the first two series that sparked her lifelong exploration of acrylic paint’s viscosity across a range of styles: the Colour Field and the Buddhist Rain series.

Larsen Warner’s presentation will mark the first time that Leino’s work has been presented in Sweden since her inclusion in the exhibition ‘Finsk bild: aktuell skulptur, måleri och grafik, Liljevalchs Konsthall in 1977, creating a wonderful ‘full circle’ moment for the artist and shedding light on her incisive contributions to the history of postwar abstraction. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring a historically important voice into the current dialogue around contemporary abstract painting.