A Game of Sleep Chair

RM

BornNationalityBased In
2015N/ABerlin, Genève
Biography

RM (formerly Real Madrid) is an artist collective. Their practice is situated at the intersection of sexuality, consumption, and identity. It deals with the mechanics of revelation in reaction to the secrecy of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and with their impact on the experience of pariahs in disguise. STDs contributed to the gathering of subcultures around their struggles, while carrying a shame that historically contributed to the othering of communities. Alluding to irony and the use of gruesome humour, RM works around the linguistic detours employed to protect the unspoken, turning it into a tool to reclaim one’s own story. Regional products, including fruits and territorial diseases, have been and are ways to indirectly refer to sexual struggles. Instead of excluding them, they root the person to their geographical provenance. Allegorically dressing a medical status with the extra-virginity of olive oil, spilled on the white and red blood cells of a caprese salad. ...

Selected Artworks
A Game of Sleep Chair
RM
A Game of Sleep Chair, 2024
98.5 x 60cm
Amoretti
RM
Amoretti, 2024
30 x 40cm
Bizarre Tour
RM
Bizarre Tour, 2021
39 x 7cm
Collage
RM
Collage, 2021
42 x 56cm
Timeless Time
RM
Timeless Time, 2021
80 x 50cm
Colabrodo
RM
Colabrodo, 2022
170 x 170 x 6cm
Ravioli walls, Tortilla Carpets
RM
Ravioli walls, Tortilla Carpets, 2022
152.4 x 43.18 x 5.08cm
Succo all'affamata
RM
Succo all'affamata, 2022
135 x 283.5cm
Scape
RM
Scape, 2021
32 x 77 x 12cm
Untitled
RM
Untitled, 2024
50 x 60cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Swiss Art Awards2023
Swiss Art Awards2023
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