KOLLECTION KITSCH #3
6 – 9 pm: For the third edition, Aubane and Kyra went further down the kitsch road with a bold thematic choice: pets and animals. These magical creatures often serve as protagonists or messengers in the works of the selected artists, holding up a mirror to teach us lessons about our relationship with nature and what it means to be human. From personal encounters to fairytale-like stories, the artists shared their fresh and humorous visions of their beloved animal friends. KK was happy to introduce another art theme that lost its prestige in contemporary times and has been depreciated as soon as it was associated with working-class aesthetics, the elderly or women makers. Nowadays, honoring pets in an artistic way seems to be the privilege of a few people belonging to dominant social categories, and is still seen as a minor art form or a whim; especially when this fascination emerges outside of cultural elites. More info