Apples, Cigarettes etc.

Artworks Roe Ethridge

Hunger for photorealism of photos of realism. Realist photos. Naturalist photos. Outdoor food sex. Exhibitionist fruit, nicotine fruit, the slurp of aphrodisiac.
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Art Interiors III

Artworks Matthias Weischer

And then Weischer invites us in. It's a prostitute playground, an abandonned gambling space. So cozy, but so old-fashioned. Dark wood, fireplaces, powder pastel walls, pillows, vases, Memphis Milano carpets. The smell of cheap perfume and whiskey. Almost every room shows an abstract painting or poster. One wall is adorned with a classical masterpiece. What is sur-reality?
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Art Interiors II

Artworks Mamma Andersson

The rooms of Mamma Andersson are inside and outside at the same time. Walls are decorated with mirrors as paintings and inhabitants are random guests, outsiders, sometimes nudists. They eat, they read, they paint. But do they even exist? Everything is tasteful and decorated. Clothes haphazardly thrown onto 1950s industrial design and heritage pieces. The kitchen is burning. What is sur-reality?
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Art Interiors

Artworks Henri Matisse

The chronological endeavour begins with Monsieur Matisse who presents kitchen interiors with floral tablecloth, cats and distorted piranha aquaria. But who does live here? A lady, a gentleman? Where does the physical room (with furniture as subject) end, where does the background as wallpaper (decorative pattern) begin? What is sur-reality?
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A Photo Booth Biennale, Epilogue V

A second look at The Artwork Will Be Present, 2013.






1. Robert Mapplethorpe Calla Lily, 1988
2. Robert Mapplethorpe Leather Crotch, 1980
3. Robert Mapplethorpe Mountain, 1983
4. Robert Mapplethorpe Veronica Vera, 1982
5. Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portrait, 1980

By now, it should be evident that this 'exhibit' is about the aestheticism of the 'ugly' side: the human longing for the most basic means of survival. As victims of our nature, we do deny the subliminal. Yet, we cannot stop ataring at it. This gaze is being well provided by Mapplethorpe.
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Schach Matt

Part III of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Paul Outerbridge Ide Collar, 1922
2. Julia Hetta Noblesse Nordique, 2012

The creating of a duplicate is avoided when new elements are added. Thus the 'duplicate diptych' depicted above may as well be referred to as 'composed copy' - each detail meticulously thought-out.
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Miusing Escher VI

1. Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2013
2. M. C. Escher Reptiles, 1943

Tin opener and luxury handbag. Lizard and cactus. Again, we are confronted with symbolism without meaning (see Welcome To Tomorrow). The still life as chain of associations, as exquisite corpse.
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A Short History Of The Egg In Popular Culture

1. Hans Finsler Eggs in mirror II, 1929
2. Jeff Koons Cracked Egg, 1995-1997
3. Man Ray Ostrich Egg, 1944
4. Maison Martin Margiela Door-stopper egg, Line 13
5. Josef Sudek Egg and glass, 1952
6. Marjan Pejoski Björk Swan Dress, 2001

When it comes to evolutionary history, artists have taken unanimous position. The egg was first, everything else just follows. The perfect object to be studied, portrayed and decontextualized. Thus, the egg equals David, the icon of (still) life.
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Leather Grapefruit, 2012

or 'This Is Not Happening'

















Leather T-shirt Josef Lazo
Leather jeans H&M
Leather socks Ann Demeulemeester
Platform shoes Whyred

Becoming leather. Turning into a comfortable uniform. Repeating myself but changing the determinants. Adding surrounding, inviting the outside world into an artificial setting that yet remains vague in its absurdity.
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Horst Outtakes II

Photos Mary Scherpe

Located in the pulsating heart of the red light district, my private retreat has been revealed within the intimate At Home series. Interiors as psychograms.
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