Jonathan Meese: Hot Earl Green Sausage Tea Barbie (First Flush) Bortolami Gallery Through December 23, 2011
Just in the nick of time Jonathan Meese has rolled up like a panzer division, bringing his ribald "Dictatorship of Art" to New York. Meese's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to exhibitions hasn't changed, and here we get paintings, bronze sculpture, video, and a performance, War "Saint Just (First Flash)."
Meese continues to explore depictions of power, specifically our fascination with historically abusive authority figures. In the past his work has focused on Hilter, Mussolini, James Bond's Blofeld, and Humpty Dumpty, among others. In this exhibition Meese presents a clutter-filled room of oversized painted plywood furnishings for world domination (desks, control panels, lecturns) -- except everything is a little rough-hewn and oversized. And the propaganda strewn throughout, a little wacky. He seems to be on a pogrom against 1. "My Pretty Pony," 2. Martin Heidegger, 3. Scarlett Johansson, 4. Walt Disney, 5. …well,...
Just in the nick of time Jonathan Meese has rolled up like a panzer division, bringing his ribald "Dictatorship of Art" to New York. Meese's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to exhibitions hasn't changed, and here we get paintings, bronze sculpture, video, and a performance, War "Saint Just (First Flash)."
Meese continues to explore depictions of power, specifically our fascination with historically abusive authority figures. In the past his work has focused on Hilter, Mussolini, James Bond's Blofeld, and Humpty Dumpty, among others. In this exhibition Meese presents a clutter-filled room of oversized painted plywood furnishings for world domination (desks, control panels, lecturns) -- except everything is a little rough-hewn and oversized. And the propaganda strewn throughout, a little wacky. He seems to be on a pogrom against 1. "My Pretty Pony," 2. Martin Heidegger, 3. Scarlett Johansson, 4. Walt Disney, 5. …well,...
- 11/21/2011
- by bradleyrubenstein
- www.culturecatch.com
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