Philip Topolovac's Apocalyptic Sublime at Mario Iannelli Gallery
Philip Topolovac (b. 1979, Würzburg) presents 'Für immer' at Galleria Mario Iannelli in Rome through December 13, 2016. The exhibition explores the concept of the sublime through acts of destruction and deconstruction. Topolovac sets fire to a model of the Colosseo Quadrato, loops a video of a sinking Titanic, smashes plaster casts of a Baroque statue and an obsolete satellite, and punctures the gallery wall to reveal a tangle of cables and hyper-technological devices. The work alludes to an apocalyptic vision that cannot be fully represented, offering only fragments and junk objects as stand-ins for the ungraspable whole.
Key facts
- Philip Topolovac was born in 1979 in Würzburg.
- The exhibition is titled 'Für immer'.
- The venue is Galleria Mario Iannelli in Rome.
- The exhibition runs until December 13, 2016.
- Topolovac set fire to a model of the Colosseo Quadrato.
- He created a looped video of a sinking Titanic.
- He smashed plaster casts of a Baroque statue and an obsolete satellite.
- He punctured the gallery wall to reveal cables and devices.
Entities
Artists
- Philip Topolovac
Institutions
- Galleria Mario Iannelli
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Würzburg
- Germany