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The exhibition Garbage Bodies presents a collection of editions by artist Alfred Hofkunst (1942, Austria – 2004, Switzerland), purchased online from private individuals since early 2024. These editions belong to the Garbage Bodies series — screen prints of garments or uniforms on garbage bags produced in the late 80s between Switzerland and New York. Primarily circulating in private contexts, these works can be filled like actual trash bags, transforming into sculptures that represent various social archetypes (the playboy, the worker, the boss…) or characters imagined by Hofkunst.
K. Desbouis (b. 1993) is an artist, publisher, and filmmaker. Since 2020, he has been the publisher of the artist’s magazine and book Suckcess, which explores themes of social class, moral contradictions, identity fluidity, and parody of dominant representations. The project brings together close collaborators as well as artists, writers, and contributors who have never...More
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The exhibition Garbage Bodies presents a collection of editions by artist Alfred Hofkunst (1942, Austria – 2004, Switzerland), purchased online from private individuals since early 2024. These editions belong to the Garbage Bodies series — screen prints of garments or uniforms on garbage bags produced in the late 80s between Switzerland and New York. Primarily circulating in private contexts, these works can be filled like actual trash bags, transforming into sculptures that represent various social archetypes (the playboy, the worker, the boss…) or characters imagined by Hofkunst.
K. Desbouis (b. 1993) is an artist, publisher, and filmmaker. Since 2020, he has been the publisher of the artist’s magazine and book Suckcess, which explores themes of social class, moral contradictions, identity fluidity, and parody of dominant representations. The project brings together close collaborators as well as artists, writers, and contributors who have never...More
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