Cult. Illusion. Tyranny. by Mihai Grecu
15.03.25-26.04.25, Wed-Sat 12:00-18:00
12.04.-22.04.25 closed for Eastern Break
Markgrafenstraße 86, 13355 Berlin.

The exhibition presents haunting works that deconstruct the iconization attempts of autocratic rulers such as Kim Il-sung and Nicolae Ceaușescu.  Mihai Grecu takes up propagandistic imagery and transform it by alienating and restaging it. This critical examination enables visitors to question the control mechanisms of propaganda systems in the post-truth era.
The artworks presented confront the audience with an aesthetic that aims to manipulate the masses. This sharpens understanding of the dangers of simplistic promises of solutions and the quasi-religious exaltation of political leaders
This exhibition invites visitors to sharpen their critical eye for visual propaganda and to see through the mechanisms of personality cults in authoritarian systems.