MIRAGES LXXVI

Mariko Mori, Empty Dream, 1995, Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum, wood, smoke aluminum, Six panels; 9 x 24 feet (274.3 x 731.5 centimeters), © Mariko Mori, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/TokyoWe are experiencing a strange Summer this year, full of upheavals, with many openings of exhibitions worldwide since we have experienced a long period of self-imprisonment and now, we are trying to change the balance. So Art Fair and exhibitions were moved to Summer and exclusively Summer Destinations were transformed into Art Destinations. At the same time Climate change has affected our lives so much that Forests are burning worldwide and Ice is melting at an alarming rate.  that the work of Mariko Mori “Empty Dream” (1995) which depicts a Utopian- artificial beach, looks as if art has told us everything a long time ago,  and we have not learned anything from this story. A dystopia that springs from our utopia and we do not know in which atopia will leads us. We Guess- We wish-We wait and We look forward (!)

Photo: Mariko Mori, Empty Dream, 1995, Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum, wood, smoke aluminum, Six panels; 9 x 24 feet (274.3 x 731.5 centimeters), © Mariko Mori, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo

Good Month
Efi Michalarou
15/8/2021