Vice Not Virtue

“Disturbed because it’s both comic and intimidating, a portrait wherein the eyewear immediately draws my attention and raises alarm. No one who sees Vice Not Virtue can fail to respond to the silver, cone-like daggers protruding from the tinted glasses, a comical accoutrement, something a movie star or rap artist might wear just for the sake of drawing attention to himself and being outré. From a satirical point of view (one should always be aware of the degree to which Macri is pulling our legs), the image seems to be playing with viewers, just as the artist plays in the portrait Male Head with Moustache. So, yes, Vice Not Virtue is bursting with bling and it’s fun, but humour aside, in this portrait the glasses intimidate more than they amuse.”


Vice Not Virtue, 2024
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
76 x 76 cm


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