Josephine Meckseper
Tout Va Bien
2005
Mixed media in display window
160 x 250.2 x 60 cm
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Appropriating readymade forms, Josephine Meckseper’s assemblages use existing consumer products to reference the complex system of affiliations found in everyday objects. In Tout Va Bien, her showcase combines found and collaged fashion posters with Hugo Boss underwear, ladies hosiery, spangly designer lamp, and loo roll, a pair of suggestive glass bobbles, and an arabesque tower comprised of cola cans and home accessories. Through juxtaposing these disparate wares, Meckseper dissects and reconstitutes they’re layered associations of sexuality, politics, culture, and class. Echoed from behind by a small cracked mirror, Meckseper’s menagerie is reflected as damaged goods, massively discounted beneath the sales sign etched in the window pane. |