Masculinity has a problem, and it’s not our conservative or liberal values that have stunted its expression. Throughout history, tribal societies guided youth through meaningful rites of passage into adulthood. These were essential psychological transitions, carefully shepherded by community elders. Those rituals are gone, replaced by a system of labor-capital exchange. Through art, the MASCULINITY exhibition explores how the absence of these transitions has affected masculine identity, documents the effects visible in contemporary society, and imagines pathways toward healthier expressions of masculine energy across the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, and culture.
The MASCULINITY exhibition will feature physical works from 15 artists at Quantum Galerie, Berlin, accompanied by a collection of digital artworks released in collaboration with Tezos on the Objkt platform through Cyberforms gallery.
Artists:
Ann Hirsch • Bernardo Martins • Clownvamp • jiwa • Michelle Thompson • Maya Man • MP • Anastasia Pilepchuk • Onyx Chladilová • Osinachi • Oona • River Davis • Steve Pikelny • Tabitha Swanson • Weseeclearly • Yuval Shatz • Yuyu
Exhibition Details:
April 30 – June 15 at Quantum Galerie
Kurfürstendamm 210, 10719 Berlin, Germany
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30
The Opening night Vernissage and 2-year anniversary of @quantum.galerie featuring:
1. a live art performance by Clownvamp’s, Junk Machine.
2. And DJ set by ELINE ANNE @ELINEBOCTAELE.
Doors open 19:30-23:00
SATURDAY MAY 3rd
1. THE PORTAL: a film screening of works released on @Tezos in collaboration with @objktcom and @cyberformsart gallery.
2. Artist talk by Maya Man.
3. And an artist panel discussion on the theme os Masculinity with Yuyu, Bernardo Martins, River Davis, and Kika Nicolela.
