Controversial artist Andres Serrano is the topic of the brand new exhibition on the Maillol Museum, tremendous near our lodges. His portraits of individuals in America throw a pointy mild onto a rustic deeply divided by political extremism, poverty, indifference for indigenous peoples and the cult of celeb.
With quite a few collection of images and a profession spanning 4 a long time, Andres Serrano has stared the USA within the face and tried to seize its contradictions and hypocrisy. Typically centered on New York the place he grew up, different instances exploring a trait discovered countrywide, his images positively provoke although.
With topics like The Klan and Torture, or by juxtaposing a rapper with a politician on related yellow-orange background, Serrano isn’t frightened to impress a dialog, and nothing is taboo.
Along with the fifteen collection of images on view, the exhibition devoted one flooring to presenting items from the museum’s everlasting assortment with images by Serrano, as a way to begin a dialogue.
To accompany your go to, you would possibly wish to hire the audioguide. Not solely was it created along with his assist, however he additionally feedback personally on sure images and clarify a few of the predominant themes he likes to discover. Get the information from the person himself!
The exhibition Andres Serrano – Portraits of America est au Maillol Museum (right here) till twentieth October 2024
Open seven days every week from 10.30am-6.30pm (10pm Wednesdays)
Admission: 17.50€ / 12.50€ (on-line tickets gross sales right here)
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To take a look at the English press launch for the exhibition, click on the ‘fullscreen’ button on the backside proper of the picture beneath.
