Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, is pleased to present an exhibition in two parts by Bjarne Melgaard. The gallery exhibition Bodyparty (Substance Paintings) will be displayed in tandem with a virtual extension Life Killed My Chihuahua. 

Bodyparty (Substance Paintings) is an installation of 14 new paintings in the London gallery’s Ely Room. This intimate, introspective body of work, straight from the artist's Oslo studio, reflects his complex relationship with past and present. 

Running in parallel, Life Killed My Chihuahua is a digital extension of the show that will unfold on Instagram (@thaddaeusropac), actively involving the audience. It grants a unique insight into Melgaard’s artistic practice and the loneliness of being an artist, while also chronicling Oslo’s contemporary counterculture. Both parts of the exhibition are characteristic of Melgaard’s singular style: independent, radical and non-conformist.