The Show must go on

Recently we have heard only constant muttering “crisis, crisis, crisis…”. Yes, it affected everyone. And yes, it got harder to live. But repeating and hearing the same thing over and over is like repeating word “stool” a thousand times. Finally, one fails to understand which stool people are talking about. It reminds of a proverb that runs in the East: “Your mouth won't get sweet just by saying “halva”.

It's more of a psychological than material phenomenon. And this statement is particularly accurate when it comes to art. Those, who tend to think that this infamous crisis may have beneficial and sanative impact on contemporary art, are right. Now it really has a rare chance to get rid of superfluous ambitions and stop gratifying ill taste. Amid crisis artists gained a precious opportunity to become more responsible and to speak honestly with their own words instead of endlessly recreating things that were considered to be “right” and “contemporary”.

Artists are the ones who are in charge of maintaining a quality show in the grand circus of human culture - a smart and joyfully gullish show. It should be honest and simple, but at the same time this show must cite predecessors and provoke disciples to pick the right model of behavior in crisis situations, which art always consists of.

The artists who take part in the Show Must Go On exhibition don't claim to reinvent the wheel or discover the continents again. They responsibly face this crucial challenge.

GMG Gallery will be closed from June 27th until August 31st