Trilogy 1999

Exhibition series over a short period in three different venues

The same small sculptures were exhibited at three different venues, with their colors changed for each one. At the time, it seemed like the same kind of art was being shown everywhere, which inspired me to create this series over a short period.

The first exhibition, The Part of Beauty, presented the sculptures in Lego colors, hung on the walls of the exhibition café, Café Mokka. Notes on the tables invited visitors to describe the piece they found most beautiful, and a small box with an opening at the door collected their responses. At the finissage, I counted the notes and crowned the winner with a golden tag, reading some aloud the way people described the pieces was an entertaining and revealing experience.

The second exhibition, Meditation on Art, featured the sculptures painted white and displayed in a shop window like decoration. Nearby, headphones played a guided meditation that took listeners through an empty white room, which, upon closer inspection, could itself be seen as a sculptural experience. The invitation card showed the artist with a mohawk dressed in white, wearing a T-shirt with a large target like pattern, symbolizing artists as targets for public criticism and conveying the courage it takes to present one’s work while remaining exposed and vulnerable.

The third and final exhibition, The Depression of the True Artist, explored the frustration of artists and gave the audience permission to kick the artworks, which they eagerly did. Visitors also played with the sculptures like Lego, creating new forms from them.