Martín Mele

In this white cube there is no hunger

18 October - 28 December 2014

Commuting between Düsseldorf and Buenos Aires, Mele is a traveller. Following the principle of the ready-mades, he processes things into "live sculptures". He finds the material - rejects of our society that have been stripped of their primary functions - during his many journeys at flea markets or on the outskirts of streets. He appreciates not only the special aesthetics of these existences but also the stories they carry within them, which he knows how to mix with his own. Cups, plates, chests, chairs, chains, key rings and fabrics tell at least as much about Martín Mele as about himself.
Since his works and groups of objects also consciously refer to historical artist positions, one could see them as playful interpretations of object art.


Martín Mele, born 1960 in Buenos Aires (Argentina), studied at the art academies of Arnhem (Netherlands), P. Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Düsseldorf (with Markus Lüpertz). He lives and works in Buenos Aires and Düsseldorf.

Supported by: Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, City of Neuenhaus

Parallel 26: Jan Pötter

WorkART Connections. Kunstverein Curators in the Twin Cities 2014
In cooperation with the AdKV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine – siehe unter http://www.kunstverein.de, dort unter Projekte WorkArt).WorkART Connections. Kunstverein Curators in the Twin Cities 2014
Since 2011 the ADKV in cooperation with the Center for German and European Studies (CGES, http://cges.umn.edu/) of the University of Minnesota has been organizing an exchange between its art associations and American students of the University of Minnesota, since 2012 also of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and Macalester College.