Mircea Cantor
01 May - 13 Jun 2009
MIRCEA CANTOR
preventative kiss for suspicious war
01.05.09 - 13.06.09
opening: 01.05.09, 6 - 9 p.m.
For his first show at Johnen Galerie, Mircea Cantor has decided to present recent new works as well as an updated version of an installation originally produced three years ago.
An artist’s struggle to present the politics of power in a new and meaningful way is a raison d’être of contemporary art. Cantor embarked on this journey since his first presentation and has beautifully communicated the tension in piece after piece. It is strong without crushing one under the weight of electuary politics. It is respectful of our own individual ideals, allowing viewers freedom to stand along the political fault line accordingly. Cantor’s work makes sense of the politically turbulent world in which we live by juxtaposing gentle, poetic imagery with modern and established symbols of power. His attention to how globalization has changed the meaning of objects, colors, and mediums is an ever-present facet of his work. The growing webs of global connectedness are ever-present in Cantor’s work, while his commentary on power-driven politics is an inescapable, though subtle, facet of his art.
preventative kiss for suspicious war
01.05.09 - 13.06.09
opening: 01.05.09, 6 - 9 p.m.
For his first show at Johnen Galerie, Mircea Cantor has decided to present recent new works as well as an updated version of an installation originally produced three years ago.
An artist’s struggle to present the politics of power in a new and meaningful way is a raison d’être of contemporary art. Cantor embarked on this journey since his first presentation and has beautifully communicated the tension in piece after piece. It is strong without crushing one under the weight of electuary politics. It is respectful of our own individual ideals, allowing viewers freedom to stand along the political fault line accordingly. Cantor’s work makes sense of the politically turbulent world in which we live by juxtaposing gentle, poetic imagery with modern and established symbols of power. His attention to how globalization has changed the meaning of objects, colors, and mediums is an ever-present facet of his work. The growing webs of global connectedness are ever-present in Cantor’s work, while his commentary on power-driven politics is an inescapable, though subtle, facet of his art.