11/02/2026

Exhibition

Save the Date. Heimir Björgúlfsson: The Way of Things

November 10 – December 17, 2026
Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 10, 5–7pm

Contemporary Art Matters is pleased to present The Way of Things, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles–based Icelandic artist Heimir Björgúlfsson, His paintings portray the intersection of wildlife and human culture with both a playful spirit and a sense of the sublime, reflecting on wildlife adaptations in response to the challenges of coexisting with humanity.
Heimir Björgúlfsson, Confusing a Dead Object with Living Respect, 2026, Acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 in.

Heimir Björgúlfsson, Confusing a Dead Object with Living Respect, 2026, Acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 in.

The exhibition will be on view at the gallery’s 243 N. 5th Street, Columbus, OH, location from November 10 through December 17, 2026, with an opening reception on Tuesday, November 10, from 5 to 7 PM.

Exhibition

Arne Svenson Traffic
in the Viewing Room

Contemporary Art Matters is pleased to feature New York artist Arne Svenson’s photographic series Traffic in our Viewing Room. His work will be on view by appointment until mid November at the gallery’s 243 N. 5th Street location in Columbus, Ohio.
Arne Svenson, Traffic #13, 2025, pigment print, from an edition of 5 with 2 A/P's, edition 1 of 5, 21 x 31 in.

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To create his series Traffic, Arne Svenson positions his camera 25 feet above his subjects, using a zoom lens to photograph cars snarled in traffic on the street below his studio. These private spaces, simultaneously public and intimate, are viewed from an elevated angle that reveals details of the daily lives of their occupants. Each vehicle becomes a time capsule, a glimpse into a life that offers a fragment of a story with no prelude or aftermath. Personal items, the passengers’ gazes, and animal companions become clues, creating narratives about the individuals passing through, sharing only fleeting moments of their lives.