Ad Minoliti's Cyborg-Inspired Exhibition at Cherry and Martin Blends Painting, Sculpture, and Video

Ad Minoliti presented an exhibition at Cherry and Martin in Los Angeles from September 12 to November 4, 2017, exploring cyborg theory through a vibrant, intersectional approach. The show featured paintings, sculptures, and video works integrated with site-specific murals, using bright colors like sky blue, rosy crimson, and radiant lime. Minoliti's hybrid process involved painting, photographing, scanning, and reprinting canvases, then augmenting them with hand-painted geometric elements. Her Case Study House series from 2015 reimagined Julius Shulman's architectural photographs by replacing figures with geometric forms. Collaborations included works by artists Zadie Xa and Yaoska Davila, with Davila's Picasso Asshole (2017) incorporating Minoliti's paintings and a video loop. The installation combined playful motifs such as chickens and emoji-like cartoons with discussions of gender theory and non-binary concepts, creating a humorous, fractured experience in the gallery space. The exhibition was reviewed in the December 2017 issue of ArtReview, highlighting its light-hearted exuberance and critique of discrete art objects.