The Art Freaks came out of a desperate moment of realization that most of the great ideas in art exist and are done. 2011, it was already common to recycle old ideas into new ones. This was not only a norm in contemporary art; you could also see it in architecture, fashion, music, and many other creative fields. The view of the past became increasingly nostalgic, where big ideas wrote art history. Most of the artists from the last century could commit to one personality and one way to be recognized as significant. Of course, many reasons are responsible for today’s differences. Maybe more creativity in general, more artists, more curators, more galleries, just more. We do not focus very long on one subject; we like to jump from one excitement to the next. A long-lasting artist career is not a steady, slow-moving development from a personal point of view; it is more of a flexible adjustment to the fast-changing eruption of daily events. Maybe one could say the world has always been a crazy place, but obviously, we are busier than ever regarding information and visuals. The Art Freaks symbolizes a generation of artists with distinctive languages and a strong personal character. It is a romantic view of an artist’s personality, and I question if these characters will be around in the future. Of course, that does not mean there will not be any great artists ahead. That would be too pessimistic.

The first time I showed the Art Freaks was in 2010 at Metro Pictures. In the same year, we showed them printed as flags at the Palais do Tokyo in Paris. 2015, they have been a part of my retrospective at the NWR Forum in Duesseldorf.

There is also a charming book out by Acme, 2012.

All Art Freaks are framed C-Prints, Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 90 x 190 cm (35 x 75 in.)