Louise Bonnet: Onslaught at Gagosian Gallery

It’s curious to see how some people refer to these works as “beautiful”. They are not. They are grotesque and ugly, they can and they should make you feel unease and disgust. That is exactly the point. Body fluids are seen as something repulsive and embarrassing, something both women and men—although there are historical and cultural differences—should not talk, show and admit. We are taught to be ashamed with our bodies’ functions and dysfunctions, with needs and wants. We are quite a funny species: we can experience discomfort in our body by looking at a grotesque depiction of a body made by another body.

Exhibition period: —6.08.22
Gallery address: 7/F Pedder Building, Central