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This contemporary artwork features a collage of white fabric elements against an orange background. The composition includes a large draped white cloth with embroidered patterns, creating a dynamic, sculptural effect. The smaller panel on the left depicts delicate hand-drawn sketches of hands, adding a touch of ethereal and introspective symbolism. The artist's use of lightweight, translucent materials and muted colors evokes a sense of fragility and ethereality, while the interplay of forms and textures suggests themes of human connection and the human experience. Overall, the piece explores the expressive potential of textile-based art and its ability to convey nuanced emotional and conceptual ideas. ...
RM
B.2015RM (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. ...
Martina Simeti
MilanSince the gallery was established in 2018, Martina Simeti has cultivated an interdisciplinary program. Martina Simeti is deeply involved in the production process together with the represented artists, working actively to generate new opportunities for exhibition beyond its own walls.