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Magali Reus
Salt
23.05.-26.07.2026
What draws us to certain things? How are we seduced and captivated by objects? Exploring economies of attention and desire, the latest sculptures by Dutch artist Magali Reus examine mechanisms of seduction and deception. Using an extensive vocabulary of different manufacturing processes - from manual labor to mass production - the works are made from a variety of materials. Their silhouettes evoke the familiar, but their identity and function remain undefined.
The new sculptures, which are presented in a scenography developed for the Kunstverein's exhibition hall, are of a dazzling ambiguity. While the works from the Rig series hanging on the wall resemble oversized fishing lures or earrings and play with the dynamics of temptation, Streamer's free-standing sculptures are reminiscent of sickly spruces, but also of fish skeletons, and thus resemble relics of past debauchery. In their composition, the sculptures trace cycles of consumption: from the initial seductive power of a commodity, fueled by strategies of packaging and design, to its repulsion and decomposition. Yet the discarded remains refuse their assigned place and celebrate a glamorous return.
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