Friday, February 6, 2015

Franz Ackermann - It's a Small World

Freizeit 2 (Kleines Bootshaus), 2008
mixed media, oil, canvas, wall painting, magazines,
boat, metal cage, 5 TV screens and DVD players,
DVD travel films, plastic palm trees
dimensions variable

Ackermann is a German artist who combines his colorful graphic murals with all manner of everyday things. He addresses global travel -- both as an extravagant mind-expanding adventure but also exploring the misconnections of travel, the trash and debris left behind, and the superficial experience that it gives the tourist who looks, eats, and photographs but cannot know the true nature of a place. 

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