Monika Grabuschnigg

Monika Grabuschnigg’s works circle questions about the meaning, identity, and cultural affiliation of objects. She explores symbols and ornaments once they have experienced a shift or de-contextualization, particularly in the form of souvenirs and other consumer products. For example, her project Asymmetric Iconography (2015) deals with the influence of war aesthetics in in the local Afghan rug industry from the 1980’s onwards and it’s representation in contemporary art collections in Europe.

She has had solo exhibitions at Cosmos Gallery in Barcelona and IN:SURGO in Berlin. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Bilbao Arte Foundation Carbon 12 in Dubai, Alfred Gallery in Tel Aviv, and Lanserhaus Eppan, among others.

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