Meatdistrict
"For we exist in the world through our flesh and bone. Our meat is the library of our experiences and our skin is the surface through which we negotiate what exists outside and inside of us" - Ken Pratt
Today, many trends in contemporary art are focussing on ideas, concepts and the realm of thought, instead of on the mere ‘vulgar’ celebration of the flesh.
Meatdistrict shows work by artists who take our flesh and bones, our human body as subjective, existential starting-point. Whether it’s about people turned into machines by their social and political environment or about lesbian fantasies and dark desires, the common ground for this show is basically meat.
“For we exist in the world through our flesh and bone. Our meat is the library of our experiences and our skin is the surface through which we negotiate what exists outside and inside of us” – Ken Pratt
With contributions by: Gal Kinan (ISR), Richard Stipl (CAN), Sergey Bratkov (UKR), Kerstin Drechsel (GER), Andres Serrano (USA), Enrique Marty (ES), Aram Tanis (NL), Rachel Kneebone (UK), Desiree Palmen (NL)
Curated by: Nous Faes
About HOME
HOME is the leitmotiv by which we encourage conversation about conceptions regarding belonging, representation and identification. HOME is a fundament, the place you return to and anchorpoint for the journey onward. HOME (offline as well as online) is the start of feeling connect to others. Under the name HOME we also present exhibitions in the showroom of MAMA. In collaboration with young makers we express interpretations about HOME | IN REAL LIFE | NETWORKS.
