Jason Gomez's Canine Masks and Bondage Landscapes at Clima Gallery
Jason Gomez (Los Angeles, 1986) explores the hybrid relationship between man and dog in his solo show at Clima Gallery in Milan. The exhibition features works such as "Addio del Passato," a canine mask onto which the artist has glued his own hair as a sign of transformation, and "Predicament," an installation depicting Caspar David Friedrich's "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" suspended from the ceiling with bondage ropes. Two sculptures critique metaphor as a tool for mass control, while "Clonal Hut" presents a future of seriality and genetic modifications producing what nature can no longer create. The text was produced during the Critical Writing course of the Biennial of Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies at NABA.
Key facts
- Jason Gomez was born in Los Angeles in 1986.
- The exhibition is titled 'Addio del Passato'.
- The show takes place at Clima Gallery in Milan.
- One work is a canine mask with the artist's hair glued on.
- Another work, 'Predicament', features Friedrich's painting suspended with bondage ropes.
- Two sculptures address metaphor as a tool for mass control.
- 'Clonal Hut' depicts a future of seriality and genetic modifications.
- The text was written during a Critical Writing course at NABA.
Entities
Artists
- Jason Gomez
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Arianna Cavigioli
Institutions
- Clima Gallery
- NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Milan
- Italy