Fakewhale Newsletter Issue #28

Hello,

Welcome to issue #28 of the Fakewhale Newsletter!

This issue offers an overview of recent developments in contemporary art…as well as the new Collector’s Exclusive format, going live today at 4 pm CET / 10 am ET!

COLLECTOR’S EXCLUSIVE

Introducing Collector’s Exclusive. Starting from now, selected pieces will be available exclusively to Fakewhale collectors. This week the featured artist is Evelyn, who will release a new work today, Wednesday, November 13th, at 4 PM CET / 10 am ET.

This initiative reserves editions solely for collectors who have previously acquired pieces from any Fakewhale collection on objkt.com. Your wallet will be automatically whitelisted.

Pro tip: Not a Fakewhale collector yet? Explore some hidden gems currently available on the ART MARKET.

ART MARKET ON OBJKT

Explore the latest works from the ART MARKET on objkt.com 🔥 

FW INSIGHTS

"King of Klowns" by Nástio Mosquito

Nástio Mosquito's "King of Klowns" at M HKA in Antwerp explores fluid identities and societal power dynamics through immersive installations, provocative visuals, and performative critique.

The exhibition’s circular centerpiece—a set of reclined lounge chairs surrounding a multi-screen installation—adds yet another layer to Mosquito’s exploration of perspective and audience. Here, visitors are invited to sit back, lie down, and consume his visual narratives in a way more akin to a therapeutic or cinematic experience than a traditional gallery setup. This setting blurs the line between passive consumption and active reflection, creating a space where spectators are lulled into contemplation even as Mosquito’s characters confront them with provocative questions on society, stereotypes, power, and identity.

Learn more about the exhibition 🔗

“Silent Studio” by Mark Manders

Mark Manders’ “Silent Studio” at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo transforms the gallery into an intimate, fragmented space where sculptures quietly explore the layers of identity and the tension between permanence and fragility.

Sculpture becomes an autonomous “language“: Manders’ works are “visual words” that, like a text without order, connect to create a sculptural grammar. There is no linear logic; each piece is part of a story that remains open-ended, unfolding through impressions. Like fragments of an imagined building, every piece invites the viewer to explore a new facet of identity, a “room” that reveals, without ever fully explaining, the artist’s thoughts and intentions.

Discover the exhibition, open to visit until March 2025 🔗

INTERVIEWS

In conversation with Fakewhale, Joan Horrach delves into "Somehow, Elsewhere," his unannounced Tate Modern performance where repetitive movements against a wall explore human disconnection and the mechanization of life in our technology-driven era.

“The presence of the wall is a crucial element of the piece. Without a physical limitation, the work simply doesn’t function. While there is a poetic reasoning behind this choice, it reflects a broader observation about life: we walk through life and we encounter walls over and over again, we have the impression that we are onto something or that we have found some sort of direction only to be pushed backwards, once again, It’s a constant repetition.

I wanted to create a choreographic device that would physically depict people in motion yet going nowhere as a way to acknowledge the feelings of stagnation that fill our lives—whether they relate to personal struggles, career frustrations, or physical limitations.”

Continue reading…

CONTEMPORARY BLOG

That wraps this week’s issue of the Fakewhale Newsletter, be sure to check in for the next one for more insights into the Fakewhale ecosystem.