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October 18 - November 16, 2024

RAPHAEL ADJETEY ADJEI MAYNE
BE HONEST, UNTITLED

Mayne’s work combines vibrant portraiture with the symbolic world of Ghanaian Adinkra, exploring themes of identity, diaspora, and transnational experiences by intertwining personal and cultural narratives. His ongoing Faceless series, which emphasizes body language and posture, prompting viewers to reflect on the individuals depicted, has earned him international acclaim. The textiles used by Mayne, however, carry a highly political charge that is closely linked to Africa's colonial history and the intertwining of global trade routes. The fabrics perceived as traditionally West African were actually developed by the former colonial power, the Netherlands, as imitations of Javanese batik fabrics and are still distributed by them in West African countries today. They thus reflect the shared, tumultuous history of Europe and Africa.

Barberini Faun
November 22, 2024 - January 10, 2025

CHRISTIAN HOLZE
50/50

Driven by the fundamental questions of human existence and the artistic inquiries they provoke, Christian Holze crafts a poetically charged, hybrid visual world. This world draws from various sources such as the beauty ideals of classical antiquity, the synthetic aesthetics of social networks, and the utilitarian visual language of marketing. In his artistic practice, he blends painting, sculpture, and both computer-aided and AI-supported techniques to place renowned artworks into new, ironically altered contexts. Thus, the Dying Gaul encounters the Dying Adonis, and the Barberini Faun replicates himself as a sexually charged beau of antiquity emerging from his own lineage. This creates a moment of sensual transfiguration with which Holze captivates viewers, steering clear of escapism. Themes of uprooting, identity loss, and appropriation are continually hinted at through the detachment and iconoclastic nature of his works.

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HELDENREIZER Contemporary GmbH
Türkenstr. 32
80333 Munich, Germany

T. +49 89 80 92 92 50
info@heldenreizer.com

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Saturday, 11 am – 4 pm

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