Josephine Meckseper
Untitled
2005
Mannequin, fabric, found jewelry, inkjet print on fabric,
acrylic and fabric on canvas.
Mannequin: 144.8 x 66 x 43.8 cm
Painting: 61 x 61 cm
Collage: 41 x 41 cm |
Taking her cues from the likes of Bret Easton Ellis, Josephine Meckseper’s installations mirror the nihilist horror of middle class lifestyle. Turning an art exhibition into department store display, Meckseper’s mannequin poses before a gallery hang in hoodie and scarf, the ensemble of choice for both activists and thugs. Ironically coordinated with a stylish abstract painting, and the cover of a terrorist biography, Meckseper’s model creates a totality of image: reflecting a social elite as both cause and symptom of cultural turmoil. |
