Merlin Carpenter's 'Warning Signs' at Karma International, Zurich

Merlin Carpenter presents 'Warning Signs' at Karma International in Zurich, running until May 23, 2026. The exhibition features a new series of paintings and a 3D model on wheels, comprising three building blocks representing past (Horse & Cart), present (Polite Warning), and future (Warning triangles). Carpenter describes his recent painting as moving beyond the 'anti-painting' style of his 2013 POLICE show, aiming for a more deadened, sign-like quality. The 3D model functions as an interpretation machine, processing personal, professional, political, and theoretical concerns across time. The show is framed as a question rather than a working model. Carpenter's Warning Signs poster uses a portrait photo and deep water imagery as entry points into the model, not literal warnings but deliberate interventions.