Documentation Film created for M HKA 2024
The electric Monster and Thirteen Ghosts is a new work Jim Shaw created for his exhibition "The Ties That Bind” at the Museum for Contemporary Art Antwerp in 2024.
A must see as it cleverly and amusingly mirrors shifts in the American culture and political landscape by featuring a wide range of characters, figures and objects referring to that said culture.
Since the late 1970s, Jim Shaw has been developing a complex and exciting body of work that includes photographs, drawings, paintings, sculptures, installations, films, and musical performances. Popular cultural formats such as comics, Hollywood films and caricatures constitute an essential part of his work, as do religion, folk beliefs, leisure culture and amateur arts. His profound critical exploration of the construction of values and beliefs is complemented by an incredibly rich visual imagery.
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