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Solo show by veteran artist Mark Bechtel at NexUs
An exhibition of images and objects rendered by American artist Mark Bechtel began on Friday, at the premises of NexUs Culture Nepal in Maitri Marg, Patan.An exhibition of images and objects rendered by American artist Mark Bechtel began on Friday, at the premises of NexUs Culture Nepal in Maitri Marg, Patan. All displayed works were made by Bechtel during his month-long Artist Residency in Kathmandu, which was organised by LASANAA, an alternative art space affiliated to NexUs.
Bechtel is an assistant professor of product design at Parsons School of Design in New York and has been so for the last twelve years. An art world veteran, Bechtel has held multiple roles in design education, including interim director for the product design programme and chair of the curriculum committee for the School of Constructed Environments. His works pertain to the aesthetics of appropriation and will likely be polemical, perhaps confrontational, in their approach.
According to a statement by the organisers, “The show is comprised of a series of translations, deviations, bestowals, obstructions, and absences. As an exhibition, it is filled with images and objects, raw material, disparate histories, and yet unformed ideas—sustenance to be devoured again.” The event is being promoted as a must-attend event for art lovers.