Grant Foster's 'Popular Insignia' at ACAPPELLA Napoli
Grant Foster (b. 1982, Worthing) presents 'Popular Insignia' at ACAPPELLA gallery in Naples, running until July 2, 2016. The exhibition explores visual pop culture and mechanisms of identification and collective memory, turning popular signs into icons. Foster's work aestheticizes and deconstructs populist elements through drawing and color, inspired by Magritte's 'Période vache' (Porc, 2016). His recent series features iconic, satirical figures in rapid, spontaneous compositions, such as 'Groupthink' (2015), which juxtaposes classical beauty with socio-political propaganda. The hero figure emerges silently, opposing anti-intellectual and capitalist culture.
Key facts
- Grant Foster was born in 1982 in Worthing.
- The exhibition 'Popular Insignia' is held at ACAPPELLA gallery in Naples.
- The exhibition runs until July 2, 2016.
- Foster's work reflects on visual pop culture and collective memory.
- His process involves aestheticization and deconstruction of populist aesthetics.
- The work is inspired by Magritte's 'Période vache' (Porc, 2016).
- The series includes the work 'Groupthink' from 2015.
- The hero figure in Foster's work opposes anti-intellectual and capitalist culture.
Entities
Artists
- Grant Foster
- Magritte
Institutions
- ACAPPELLA
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Worthing
- United Kingdom