Four Artists Question Their Social Role in Metronom Group Show
The Metronom gallery in Modena presents a group exhibition featuring four contemporary artists who explore the social role of the artist through diverse media. Thomas Kuijpers imagines Donald Trump as an artist by using a painting platform to pair grotesque portraits of Trump's homes with 34 microphones in the installation 'Love hate'. Mark Dorf examines the true-false dichotomy in the use and imitation of wood material and the deliberately retouched reproduction of nature, which upon closer inspection is controlled by humans. Kenta Cobayashi digitally 'paints' with pixel brushstrokes on photographs resembling those seen daily on social media. Olaf Breuning composes kitsch and irreverent stickers to question the skills and tools artists must acquire. The exhibition runs at Metronom in Modena, as reported by Marta Santacatterina on Artribune.
Key facts
- Group exhibition at Metronom gallery in Modena.
- Features artists Thomas Kuijpers, Mark Dorf, Kenta Cobayashi, Olaf Breuning.
- Kuijpers uses a painting platform to create a Donald Trump artist persona.
- Kuijpers' installation 'Love hate' consists of 34 microphones.
- Dorf contrasts true/false in wood material and retouched nature imagery.
- Cobayashi digitally paints with pixels on social-media-like photographs.
- Breuning uses kitsch stickers to challenge artistic skills and tools.
- Exhibition explores the social role of the artist through contemporary media.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Kuijpers
- Mark Dorf
- Kenta Cobayashi
- Olaf Breuning
- Marta Santacatterina
Institutions
- Metronom
- Artribune
Locations
- Modena
- Italy