The Xippas Gallery of Geneva presents the exhibition "Pictures of America" by the artist Vik Muniz. A magician of images, Vik Muniz uses unlikely materials - copper wire, chocolate, caviar, ketchup, dust, toys, diamonds, and trash - to construct images that are part of our collective visual memory. These images are then photographed, in order to create distance between themselves from the originals items, and to bring us face to face with the illusions of representation.
Pictures of America gathers a set of artworks inspired by the American history, reinterpreted by the Brazilian artist. From the Statue of Liberty, to the Demoiselles d'Avignon, MoMa's masterpiece composed in puzzle pieces, to the Andy Warhol's Race Riot, remembering the numerous ethnical conflicts that tore apart the continent, each piece narrates Vik Muniz's vision of America. Masterpieces, celebrities, myths and clichés, everything is redrawn and reinterpreted.
Through this American culture panorama, the gallery presents a...selection of Vik Muniz's renowned series, such as «Pictures of Paper», «Pictures of Pigments», «Pictures of Ink», «Gordian Puzzle» and «Diamonds Divas».
In reinforcing our feeling of familiarity, Vik Muniz deceives us. He wants us to be doubtful, critical and analytical. Although his pictures appear familiar, they indeed unsettle the process of identification. "Pictures of America" invites us to enter in the history of the United-States while simultaneously forcing us to question the various representations of the country presented in this selection.
Entrada actualizada el el 29 abr de 2016
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