THE TRUTH IS DEEP INSIDE
INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
NUREMBERG 2014

FOR THE EXHIBITION „THE TRUTH IS DEEP INSIDE“ MUNTEAN/ROSENBLUM HAVE SET UP AN ELABORATE INSTALLATION CONSISTING OF FOUR IDENTICAL OFFICE CUBICLES AND A PROJECTION. TWO PAINTINGS HANG IN EACH OF THE FOUR OFFICES, SHARPLY CONTRASTING WITH THE SOBER DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR. ON THE ONE HAND, THE OFFICE CELLS LOOK LIKE ABSTRACT SCULPTURES IN SPACE; ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ARE MINIMALIST WORK CUBICLES THAT BRING TO MIND JACQUES TATI’S FILM „PLAYTIME“ AND ITS INHERENT CRITIQUE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF MODERNITY. FORMS OF PATHOS ARE INSTRUMENTALIZED HERE AS WELL: IN THE SEARCH FOR PURITY AND REDUCTION. IN THIS WAY, THE OFFICE CUBICLES SERVE VIRTUALLY AS A STAGE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAINTED TABLEAUX VIVANTS.

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