[April 19 2022]
In our capitalist system, fashion doesn’t dictate aesthetics, public demands do. A vicious cycle thus emerges: creatives cater to the masses, the masses become what fashion dictates for them. For the creatives, limited in their role, the quest for a personal aesthetic becomes trivial, disorientating. Fuelled by this feeling disorientation, « Trivial Pursuit » presents the work of seven artists —all professionals within the industry— that challenge the grounds that we as consumers stand on: « the real or performed self », the true or the popular ?
On view now until May 8th 2022 at Entrance, 48 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, United States
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