Merlin at SORT

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Artists: Lucia Elena Průša, Manuel Solano, Ulrike Buck, Debora Delmar Corp, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger

Exhibition title: Merlin

Curated by: Myles Starr

Venue: SORT, Vienna, Austria

Date: October 6 – November 1, 2016

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and SORT, Vienna

A good backstory doesn’t sort the good art from the bad, and a good work doesn’t always have a good backstory.

All the works in the show stand on their own without any narrative but do have a backstory which necessarily deepens and widens their scope. If you like, they are part of a difficult matching exercise. Looking for the challenging connections, stories, and identities, through painting and sculpture is the essence of the show. You can choose to use the words below to guide you through the show or you can also use me. I will be happy to give you a tour and tell you some stories too.

AIDS 2015
WHITE MEXICANS
AUSTRIAN CONNECTIONS
THE WORKING CLASS
SWAIBIAN BRAIDS

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Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Auto Portrait, 2016
Oil Paint, Quincñera Dress, 165 X 165

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Ulrike Buck, Sort it out. It comes handy, 2016
Ceramics and two flags, various materials

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Debora Delmar Corp, Currency Therapy, 2016
(BODY HOLES, Belly Button), photo by New Scenario feat. Deborah Delmar

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Ulrike Buck, Sort it out. It comes handy, 2016
Ceramics and two flags, various materials

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Lucia Elena Průša, Uniform, 2016
10 aluminum rings Size 5, Size 6, Size 7, Size 8, Size 9, Size 10

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Manuel Solano, A thing beautiful woman, 2015
Paint on paper, 56 X 85 cm

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