On the Wall, l’Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finlandia dedica una mostra a Michael Jackson

Esplora l’influenza che la leggenda del pop ha avuto sugli artisti contemporanei la mostra appena inaugurata nella città di Espoo. Tra gli artisti in mostra, Andy Warhol e David LaChapelle

On the Wall, l’Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finlandia dedica una mostra a Michael Jackson
An Illuminating Path 1998 by David LaChapell. courtesy of the artist © David LaChapell

Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Mr. Brainwash e Paul McCarthy sono alcuni degli oltre 40 artisti protagonisti di Michael Jackson: On the Wall, mostra in corso all’EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finlandia e dedicata al re del pop Michael Jackson (Gary, 1958 – Los Angeles, 2009), di cui quest’anno decorre il decimo anniversario dalla scomparsa. L’esposizione esplora l’influenza che Jackson ha avuto sugli artisti contemporanei, differenti tra loro per ricerca, nazionalità e generazione. Attraverso le loro opere in mostra, Michael Jackson: On the Wall riflette inoltre su identità, razza, genere e uguaglianza, temi ispirati dalla biografia e dalla personalità di Jackson: a lui sono state dedicate pagine, copertine, articoli per il colore della sua pelle, per il suo stile di vita e anche per le tante accuse di pedofilia da cui si è dovuto difendere. Michael Jackson: On the Wall riunisce quasi 100 interpretazioni artistiche di Jackson e si chiede perché così tanti artisti contemporanei siano stati attratti da lui come soggetto. La mostra esamina Jackson come un fenomeno culturale attraverso sette temi: Cultural Meaning, Time Capsule, African-American Identity, Many Sides of Fandom, Behind the Mask, King of Pop e Body on the Move. Tra le opere in mostra, l’iconico ritratto che Andy Warhol realizzò del cantante nel 1982.

– Desirée Maida 

Espoo // fino al 26 gennaio 2020
Michael Jackson: On the Wall
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola
www.emmamuseum.fi

An Illuminating Path 1998 by David LaChapell. courtesy of the artist © David LaChapell 1 / 8
An Illuminating Path 1998 by David LaChapell. courtesy of the artist © David LaChapell
Graham Dolphin Thriller (Black and White) 2017 acrylic on record cover 625 x 310 mm Courtesy of the artist 2 / 8
Graham Dolphin Thriller (Black and White) 2017 acrylic on record cover 625 x 310 mm Courtesy of the artist
KAWS Interview Magazine, September 2009 2009 medium and dimensions vary Courtesy of KAWS 3 / 8
KAWS Interview Magazine, September 2009 2009 medium and dimensions vary Courtesy of KAWS
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Behind the Mask. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA 4 / 8
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Behind the Mask. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Many Sides of Fandom. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA 5 / 8
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Many Sides of Fandom. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Exquisite Terribleness in the Mangrove, 2014 by Todd Gray. The collection of Aryn Drake Lee Williams & Jesse Williams. Image courtesy of Meliksetian | Briggs, Los Angeles. © Todd Gray 6 / 8
Exquisite Terribleness in the Mangrove, 2014 by Todd Gray. The collection of Aryn Drake Lee Williams & Jesse Williams. Image courtesy of Meliksetian | Briggs, Los Angeles. © Todd Gray
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: King of Pop. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA 7 / 8
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: King of Pop. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Paul McCarthy: Michael Jackson and Bubbles (Gold), 1997–1999 Friedrich Christian Flick Collection Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth 8 / 8
Paul McCarthy: Michael Jackson and Bubbles (Gold), 1997–1999 Friedrich Christian Flick Collection Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
An Illuminating Path 1998 by David LaChapell. courtesy of the artist © David LaChapell
Graham Dolphin Thriller (Black and White) 2017 acrylic on record cover 625 x 310 mm Courtesy of the artist
KAWS Interview Magazine, September 2009 2009 medium and dimensions vary Courtesy of KAWS
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Behind the Mask. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: Many Sides of Fandom. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Exquisite Terribleness in the Mangrove, 2014 by Todd Gray. The collection of Aryn Drake Lee Williams & Jesse Williams. Image courtesy of Meliksetian | Briggs, Los Angeles. © Todd Gray
Michael Jackson: On the Wall. Theme: King of Pop. EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Ari Karttunen : EMMA
Paul McCarthy: Michael Jackson and Bubbles (Gold), 1997–1999 Friedrich Christian Flick Collection Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

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Desirée Maida

Desirée Maida

Desirée Maida (Palermo, 1985) ha studiato presso l’Università degli Studi di Palermo, dove nel 2012 ha conseguito la laurea specialistica in Storia dell’Arte. Palermitana doc, appassionata di alchimia e cultura giapponese, approda al mondo dell’arte contemporanea dopo aver condotto studi…

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