This exhibition’s ambiguous title reflects Superflex’s attempt to destabilize institutions and to inspire reflection on the possibilities of sociopolitical transformation. Superflex suggests that the action of corrupting can paradoxically have a beneficial social function.
This exhibition is organized around four structural cores in Superflex’s practice: works that question intellectual property (copyright, registered trademarks, patents and the penetration of trademarked products in the global market); films that focus on political or economic issues; moral-legal contracts that destabilize institutions; and works that allow the public to participate directly in activities that challenge society.
The practice of Danish artist collective Superflex (Jakob Fenger, Rasmus Nielsen and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen) deals with the complex relationship between art and society. In its works, the group critically confronts the contemporary global economic system in order to push its public to develop new forms of behavior. In particular, the collective produces different “tools” for its audiences to use, including some that encourage viewers to freely copy and exchange goods, thereby challenging the limits imposed by the intellectual property regime.
