mondomedeusah creative recommends: Back in Black - Hintmag

mondomedeusah creative recommends: Back in Black - Hintmag

In his sculptural installations, Banks Violette channels the ethos of teenage suicides and heavy-metal thrashing that’s inhabited by brooding American youth. And no less gothic is “War on 45/My Mirrors are Painted Black (For You),” a group show curated by Violette at Bortolami Dayan. Its title is borrowed from an album by the punk band DOA, and its premise follows accordingly: in effect, the show serves as a B-side for the five artists it includes. Each of their installations is meant to stand on its own, though they share a tendency toward black. The color dominates the show, from the sprawling wall decal by Philippe Decrauzat—interrupted by circles of enigmatic text—to Terence Koh’s “Untitled (C45),” a large wooden panel that’s been punched in and sprayed with urine and beer. Eighteen cans of unlabeled spray paint alongside a strobe light, both by Herwig Weiser, help give the show a counterintuitive sheen. But the total effect is one of dissonance that feels strangely well-tuned.

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