image courtesy pinchukartcentre
image © sergey illin
jake and dinos chapman: chicken
pinchukartcentre, ukraine
on now through to the 21st april, 2013
the pinchukartcentre in kiev presents the first solo exhibition of london-based artists jake and dinos chapman in ukraine titled 'chicken'.
showcasing their latest piece 'the sum of all evil', the duo speculate on central themes such as the holocaust, violence, and death through cutting subversive
humour so characteristic of their work. the highly detailed, meticulously crafted miniature landscape is made up of four dioramas referencing
significant historical events - including the discovery in babi yar (1941) - the ukrainian mass grave where the nazi occupier executed more than
30,000 jews in just two days.
the work unabashedly fuses sensitive events with mass-branding and symbols of the global fast food chain, mcdonald’s. the mercenary giant -
which could be considered the mascot of commercialization - is interweaved into reincarnations of these sensitive events, amplifying the criticism
of the underlying hypocrisy connected with an era of globalization. the artwork pulls into play a liberated hostility that provokes an uncomfortable
controversy surrounding moral taboos through the mechanics of raw, dry wit.
image © sergey illin
image © sergey illin
image © sergey illin
image © sergey illin
