MOTHS, BATS AND VELVET WORMS! MOTHS, BATS AND HERETICS!

Monster Chetwynd’s first solo museum exhibition in Austria interweaves art, (hi)story, theory, craft, and community into a large-scale work explicitly developed for the house, which will be activated and animated by performers.

Chetwynd’s cross-genre practice, encompassing film, collage, painting, and installation, combines elements of folk theater, pop culture, and surrealist cinema. Chetwynd is known for anarchic bric-àbrac-performances with handmade costumes, props, and sets, often employing simple materials that are easy to use and adapt. The emphasis is on the collaborative process of creating the artwork. Chetwynd describes the artistic work as “impatiently made,” yet draws on carefully researched, diverse cultural references, ranging from Christine de Pizan to Silvia Federici.

BIOGRAPHY

Monster Chetwynd (b. 1973, London), formerly also known as Spartacus Chetwynd and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, lives and works in Zurich, where ze has been teaching at the Zurich University of the Arts since 2020. Chetwynd was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2012 and exhibits internationally in art institutions and public spaces.