Ad Minolti. Fables on Abstraction and Fungi
28/10/2023–04/02/2024
Kunstverein Erlangen, Germany
Exhibition
With the exhibition fables of abstraction and fungi, Ad Minoliti (* 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) transforms the Kunstpalais into an underground realm full of mushrooms, roots and forest creatures. In a site-specific installation of new paintings, sculptures, and murals, Minoliti creates, like the subterranean fungal networks, an inclusive space that acknowledges the interconnectedness of all beings while introducing an entirely new concept. With bold colors, sensual geometric shapes, and playfulness, they create paintings that transcend their two-dimensional frames. Inspired by the symbolism in children's books and its fairy-tale forest creatures, Minoliti opens dialogues that go far beyond ecological issues. Translated into a language of geometric abstraction that defies categorization, Ad Minoliti's work addresses contents of feminism, classism, speciesism, and adultism and questions normative notions of identity and gender.