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Golden Words. 2015. As a part of «Young Lions» project

09.07.2015 – 06.09.2015

Venue: ММОМА, Москва

Curator: Roman Minaev

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, in collaboration with the Triumph gallery, presents Antonina Baever’s project Golden Words, being the second exhibition of the Young Lions program. The display includes objects, video art and graffiti where the artist explores different social phenomena we tend to regard as routine.

Antonina Baever often makes appearance in her own videos. Endowed with a gift for mimicry, she easily steps into any established social relations and cannily adopts the language of others’, turning everything upside down. In such works shines the artist’s unique critical approach, which is her way to contest the established social norms.

The exhibition will present Antonina Baever’s series comprised of works in different media that taken together form a single message. Popular name necklaces shaped as the Мerde (Shit) word written in four European languages, graffiti and videos composed of photos found on the Web – all parts serve to elaborate the notion of violence in art, politics and mass culture.

Antonina Baever’s project Golden Words describes the state of exuberant youths in search of their identity within the space of their own desires and interests of the others. The imaginary game follows the simple principle of dichotomy: body / soul, female / male, beautiful / ugly. The dynamics of life is governed by the laws of romance beneath the gaze of imaginary other. It is to be seen what this new element needs, whether it aspires after liberation or if it asserts its ability to blend into the world of clichés shaped by the environment, such as serving the glory of one’s country, worshipping brands, drug and love. Instead of giving answers, the artist accumulates questions, with art being seemingly the only acceptable and universal means to brighten the meaningless monotony of everyday life.

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