Opening: 04. April 2024, 19h Exhibition Duration: 05. April – 16. May 2024
With Serve the Servants, the Krinzinger Schottenfeld Gallery presents its first solo exhibition of the Austrian artist Martin Grandits.
The aesthetics of everyday life play a central role in Martin Grandits’ work. For example, the piece Parkbench after R. Wagner’s Tannhäuser is a homage to the classic park bench, traditionally a meeting point for young people, a place for exchange and experiences in urban spaces. The painting Wir fahren mit der Gumpendorfer Geisterbahn aka. (X. H. und ihre Lämmer Lamm am Weg zur Galerie addresses the divergence of daily life, describing the artist’s observations during his daily tram ride to the studio. In addition to everyday themes, Martin Grandits also tackles political subjects, which he approaches with satire and humor. “If you can convey critical things with a smile, then that is, in my opinion, a good approach to start a discourse. If you can open people’s eyes with it, that is valuable,” says Martin Grandits. The concept planned for 2025, Bollwerk im Süden (Haram Wall), forms a barrier of pork sausages, addressing the growing politics of border closures. Everyday life, personal experiences, consumption, pop culture, and high culture are assembled by Martin Grandits. Fahim Amir calls it profound levity – what grins through some of Martin Grandits’ works.
