ENRICO BAJ. IMAGINARY SOLUTIONS
EnricoBAJ
03.10.–21.12.2023
Gracis Gallery is pleased to invite you to the opening of “Imaginary Solutions”, dedicated to the great Milanese artist Enrico Baj on the 20th anniversary of his passing.
EnricoBAJ
03.10.–21.12.2023
Gracis Gallery is pleased to invite you to the opening of “Imaginary Solutions”, dedicated to the great Milanese artist Enrico Baj on the 20th anniversary of his passing.
As the heir to the surrealistic/dadaistic spirit, Baj experimented with unprecedented techniques and stylistic solutions throughout his career, using a diverse array of materials such as fabrics, medals, metallic fragments, beads, sequins, mirrors, and colored glass. His irreverent works, with subtle political implications, continue to express highly relevant themes. On display is a series of works that illustrate the artist's tendency to anthropomorphize reality. Baj's systematic recovery of the portrait genre, however, strips the subject of any individuality and unique characteristics; it is emptied of all psychology to be adorned with medals, honors, and attributes of hollow significance. Grandiose names are assigned to ephemeral characters, whose importance lies solely in having been subjects of the portrait itself.
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