28 Nov 2013

Jake and Dinos Chapman exhibition catalogue / Galerie Rudolfinum

Galerie Rudolfinum is delighted to present exhibition catalogue Jake and Dinos Chapman issued on the occasion of Jake and Dinos Chapman solo exhibiton in Prague. The exhibition catalogue includes in addition to brand new poem of Jake Chapman and essays of curator Otto M. Urban and reproductions of all exhibited works, as well as unique exhibition installation views.

About the exhibition

The exhibition of the works of Jake and Dinos Chapman introduce a representative selection of their multifaceted creations. A strong response was aroused by their changing of Goya's graphic prints from the Disasters of War series, published in a special edition in 1937, where the heads of the victims were replaced by heads depicting clowns and puppies. The destruction, desecration and removal of someone else's paintings, based on iconoclasm, can be understood as a reflection of the savagery of our own culture. Jake and Dinos create installations, sculptures and paintings, which through cynical and sarcastic humour highlight the current debased political, social, religious and moral situation. Through fascination with the horror, evil and perversion of our society, they put up a mirror that shows us the realities of today and point to the banality of ubiquitous evil. The result of their actions is intense, brutal, disturbing and ironic. The uniqueness of the exhibition also lies in the fact that mainly the work so far exhibited or even completely new will be present as the exhibition will also feature an extensive collection of works created specifically for Galerie Rudolfinum.