Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria
June 2022
July 16–October 9, 2022 Known for his powerful and unsettling works in a range of media and formats that interrogate the conditions of art, technology, and mass media in contemporary life, Jordan Wolfson’s monographic exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz presents significant works from the artist’s career, covering four floors of the Peter Zumthor designed building. Works included range from Wolfson’s large installation ARTISTS FRIENDS RACISTS(2020), the video work Raspberry Poser(2012), to the sculpture Female Figure (2014), among many others. Appropriating motifs from the gaming industry, internet clips, comic strips, and facial recognition software, Wolfson’s works ask viewers to interrogate how imagery and information are processed. How do technologies infiltrate our thoughts and perceptions? What is our approach to issues such as violence, sexism, racism, and homophobia? What are our fears doing to us? Wolfson’s works are situated at the intersection of real, virtual, and imaginary spaces, combining sculpture, installation, video, photography, digital animation, and performance. The artist employs the psychological power of the uncanny in confronting us with the central themes addressed in his work. Utilizing the language of popular culture and online media, Wolfson creates uncomfortable scenarios, enabling powerful insights into human, social, and collective abysses. A comprehensive catalogue is being published to accompany the exhibition. The publication, designed in close collaboration with the artist, expounds on the works presented in Bregenz, placing them in the context of contemporary art, literature, and academic discourse.