10/02/2026
Looking back on 2012 NEVER HAPPENED (2023)
The year 2012 was marked by a heavily mediated event: the anticipated apocalypse. The exhibition draws on this cultural moment of collective anticipation, referencing Jean Baudrillardâs âThe Gulf War Did Not Take Placeâ (1991) as well as the Mayan apocalypse said to have taken place on December 21, 2012. Baudrillardâs concept of âhyperrealityâ, the blurring of lines between the real and the simulated, serves as the lens through which we question how we experience events in a media-saturated world.
Through the lens of these millennial artists, the exhibition reflects on this deeply pessimistic vision of the future: how do we navigate a world where reality is so deeply intertwined with its fictional representations?
Works highlighted in this post:
Slide 1 : Exhibition overview
Slide 2: Baratto & Mouravas, Trajan / Iterations, Laser cut MDF, 2017
Slide 3: William Grob, âWhere are we, who are you, does it really matterâ, Oil on linen, 2021
Slide 4: Exhibition overview
Slide 5: William Grob, The Qualifier of Hope, Oil on linen, 2021
Slide 6: Exhibition overview
Slide 7: Baratto & Mouravas , One Fathom, Two Phantoms, Self shot on 16mm, 2023
Slide 8: Tasio Bidegain, And the Eye Caught On Fire, Graphite on paper, 2021
Slide 9: William Grob, Delaying Time, Oil on linen, 2021
Slide 10: Baratto & Mouravas, Lâancien Regime, Ceramic, 2023