Name: 'It is very difficult to be an island of perfection in a sea of misery...'
Start: 2020-10-19T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-10-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: W139

'It is very difficult to be an island of perfection in a sea of misery...'

W139 is a presentation and production space for contemporary art. W139 was established in 1979 and provides artists time and space for free explorations in the heart of Amsterdam.

W139

A group art show @ W139 by Simon Wald-Lasowski on the power of consumerism, the joy of excess and minimalism, the alluring nature of shiny.

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&#x27;𝕴𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞 𝖉𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖘𝖊𝖆 𝖔𝖋 𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖞, 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖉𝖔 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖉𝖔𝖚𝖇𝖙 𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖞&#x27;A group art show initiated by Simon Wald-Lasowski for W139, with contributions by Kasper De Vos, Serge Onnen, Ryan Gander, Mire Lee, Aline Bouvy, Julius Heinemann, Maya Brauer &amp; Annabelle Broos, Simon Wald-Lasowski, Bas de Wit, Thomas van Linge, Andrea Éva Győri and Dodi Espinosa.What is your relationship to excess? Are your rituals of intoxication a means to numb yourself? Or a way to celebrate life against a collective feeling of existential dread? In the ruins of late-stage Capitalism, consumption and hedonism function as a means to escape the body — your body. You are invited to consider the beauty and horror of these daily practices.Experience an atmosphere of all things fleshy, shiny and morally ambiguous. An abundance of colours, animatronics and visual stimuli that explore themes of digestion, bodily cravings, erotic grotesque nonsense, sex as a matrice of power and the commodification of pleasure. Minimal yet grandiose gestures challenge the monumentality of W139’s backspace with sensory, detailed work; as well as erasing whiteness to reveal hidden traces of past exhibitions.Situated in the red light district, oozing with debauchery, W139 becomes a space to navigate these flamboyant and decadent practices, with humorous uncanny interventions.You can visit our beautiful island, but be careful not to fall into the trap of instant gratification!Opens September 25th at 8 PM, runs until November 1st. All are welcome. Please note: we have a system in place to make your corona proof visit as optimal as possible. You can reserve a one-hour time slot online or at the door, once you arrive we will guide you through the regulations. We maintain a maximum of 30 people inside the exhibition space, face mask is obligatory. Stay safe!

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