VHILS at MUCA & KUNSTLABOR 2 Did you know? As part of Vhils' survey exhibition "Strata" at the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA), the artist Vhils has taken the opportunity to unite both cultural venues, the MUCA and the KUNSTLABOR 2, with a spectacular installation of artworks from his "Latency Series". The antenna symbolises an antiquated form of communication, while the mass gathering in the entrance area of KUNSTLABOR 2 serves as a metaphor for the complexity of hyperconnectivity associated with the globalised age. The single antenna on the façade of the MUCA is a reminder that amidst the huge streams of information flowing through the ether of the urban environment, the individual - the human element in the artwork - has always been the original transmitter of knowledge. We are delighted to present the outdoor interventions of renowned contemporary artist Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils.

MARIA JULI

Who is Maria Juli?

Maria Juli (*1986 in Munich) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Munich. She studied architecture and media art in Weimar and Helsinki.

Her work deals with human vulnerability and the tension between the individual and the community.

Maria July exhibition "The party" in Munich - Kunstlabor2

The party - The aim of the intervention is to create ambiguity in the context of the pop-cultural "positivity" movement. For this purpose, the party decoration, as a metaphor for joie de vivre, is linked with slogans that indicate great heaviness of life. This creates a contemporary memento mori that recognises both human dysfunctionality and human grandiosity in their simultaneity and without any judgement. Both themes are heightened by the dualism and thereby gain relevance. In this way, visibility, recognition and normalisation of different physical and psychological conditions of people within society is achieved. A space is created for the presence of the whole spectrum of human being.

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