NoNAME - Sell la Vie - AMUSEUM of Contemporary Art Munich

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Amuseum of Contemporary Art Munich

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SELL LA VIE

Introduced by the diretor of the museum Sebastian Pohl and opened by the personal words of the well-known TV cabaret artist Max Uthoff (“Die Anstalt”), the art association Positive-Propaganda opens the first institutional solo exhibition of the anonymous art activist NoNÅME in the AMUSEUM for contemporary art with over 90 previously unpublished original works of art .

Today’s artists want to follow the lead of trailblazing cult personalities like Dalí, Picasso, Warhol or Marina Abramović in presenting not only their works but above all themselves and, in doing so, capture the mindset of an entire generation.

NoNÅME sets a counterpoint here, shifting the focus from the artist to their actual work. With this clearly defined position as a nameless creator, he radically rejects the contemporary artist role and its attendant self-promotion. To this day, anonymity in art and its history not only bears the stigma of forgotten artists but is also a commercial hindrance in the established art market.

In a world in which art is degenerating into entertainment, NoNÅME collages the light and dark sides of the advertising industry by artistic means and transposes it with the visual charm of vintage advertising into the tradition of classic oil paintings.

In the spirit of philosophical forerunners John Heartfield, Keith Haring and BANKSY, NoNÅME positions himself in his works as a mouthpiece for the weakest members of our society, in order to address the most urgent challenges of our time head on with his art. Gentle as they may seem, his unmistakable visual language and trenchant humour poke their fingers into the wounds of our time. Blunt but never brutal or coarse, the works make clear references, identify connections and decipher their consequences. At their centre is the ever-present quest for a ‘better life’, to be attained through obsessive consumption, distraction, appropriation and deception. The price for this dream is a bittersweet tab run up by the supposed winners of this game, to be picked up by everyone else. C’est la vie!

The exhibition is open from October 5, 2024 to July 20, 2025.
You can find the current opening times of the exhibition >>here<<.

More about the artist: www.n-o-n-a-m-e.com .

The official “Sell la Vie” exhibition catalog in English will be published in spring 2025.