Deniz Eroglu: Souvenirs

Ergolu’s aim is to explore and interrogate the interrelations between culture and capitalism as they are revealed in operating a small business. One of the artist’s souvenirs, for example, is a ceramic ashtray whose triangular form mimics the shape of ARKEN Museum itself. Here, we are invited to stub out our cigarettes on a representation of a building that embodies the institutionalization of high art. Through works such as this the artist asks us to reflect on the role of art institutions today when social justice and (in)accessibility prove some of the most pressing issues.