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Arne Quinze's new show tackles urban uniformity

exhibition · 2026-04-26

Arne Quinze's exhibition 'In the Crossfire: Brutal Harmony and the Fragility of Hope' at MARUANI MERCIER critiques the 'grey monotony' of modern cities. Drawing on nature's diversity and resilience, Quinze explores humanity's fractured relationship with the world, celebrating beauty, vitality, and possibility. The show asserts that multiplicity will always overcome uniformity.

Key facts

  • Exhibition title: 'In the Crossfire: Brutal Harmony and the Fragility of Hope'
  • Venue: MARUANI MERCIER
  • Artist: Arne Quinze
  • Theme: confronting uniformity in contemporary society
  • Inspiration: nature's multiplicity and resilience
  • Duration: over thirty years of practice
  • Focus: fractured relationship between humanity and the world
  • Message: hope and diversity endure

Entities

Artists

  • Arne Quinze

Institutions

  • MARUANI MERCIER

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