BIMA Beyond 2023: The Age of Average

BIMA Beyond 2023.

In September 2023 I was invited to present The Age of Average at BIMA Beyond.

Here’s the introduction from the conference program:

“In the early 1990s, two Russian artists polled the public on what they wanted in a work of art. Across 11 countries they then set about painting a piece that reflected the results. There was only one problem. Every picture looked the same. For BIMA Beyond, Alex’s talk argues that the landscapes Komar and Melamid painted have become the landscapes in which we live. From film to fashion and architecture to advertising, creative fields have become dominated and defined by convention and cliché. In every field we look at, we find that everything looks the same. Welcome to the age of average. Let’s dive in.”

You can see all of the event pictures here. Videos will hopefully be available shortly.

Thank you so much to everyone who attended, and especially to those who messaged to give such positive feedback. I can’t wait for the next one.