Coming together in several distinct yet interconnected parts, this exhibition consists of three solo shows running in sequence: Christian Jankowski (DE), Chris Evans (UK) and Antonio Ortega (ES), along with a theatre production and an afternoon of screenings.
From Dada to Situationism to Punk, the last century saw the appearance of several undisciplined movements whose actions and/or productions constituted an immediate and visceral response to the status quo. Today, aside of predominantely reactionary stances, the possibilities of taking a confrontation position in the face of both apparent and implicit power structures often necessitates an oxymoronic collaborative subversiveness.
Exploiting both the art world as a sheltered field of experimentation and acknowledging its presence as an economic arena, the invited artists capitalize on these dynamics producing work whose urgency lies in its direct dialogue with the implicated agents of the status quo. Often humorous but never frivolous, Jankowski, Evans and Ortega's practices are built on an exchange with others, often from outside the art world (televangelists, corporate power players, retired politicians, minor celebrities etc.) who contribute either to the conceptual or formal structure of their work. These collaborative approaches de-stabilize the rigidity of the position of the author, leaving the artist exposed to elements of chance and intrusion. Nevertheless, the strength of the work on view lies precisely in the fact that these insecure exchanges are absorbed/re-interpreted into what becomes an artwork by even the most conventional of definitions; a classical sculpture, a series of photographs or perhaps even an oil painting.

Part I: Christian Jankowski ‘Angels of Revenge'
At a horror fair in Chicago, Jankowki confronts the participants of a costume competition with the following question: "How were you most wronged in your life, and what is your fantasy of revenge against the person responsible?" The ensuing photographs and video constitute Jankowski's show at Objectif Exhibitions.
Christian Jankowski (1968, Goettingen, Germany) is a multi-media artist working in video, photography, performance and literature. Combining different mediums to blur the borders between fiction and reality, private and public, Jankowski's work gently disarms his audience, subverting expectations and entertaining at the same time.

From March 21 to April 18 in Objectif Exhibitions, Kleine Markt 7-9, 2000 Antwerpen. Open wed-sat from 2pm to 6pm.