A History of Bad Ideals
Sam Kiyoumarsi
19 February – 20 March 2011
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19 February – 20 March 2011
A History of Bad Ideals is a glimpse of Philippine contemporary society between 2005 and 2010 through a slightly misanthropic lens. In this show, it appears like Sam Kiyoumarsi, whose day job is to take pictures of half-naked women for a glossy sneaker magazine, has a lot of fun being angry at the Man and the morons on the street. Unlike humorless activists who get off by bombing you with ‘social reality,’ Sam screws the system the screwball way—through conceptual art. A certified (but responsible) ‘drunk,’ his major influences in art include drinking buddies, gutter punks, death metal musicians, tricycle drivers, meth-heads, pot heads, and painters. This influence can be seen in this accidental retrospective, metaphysically forming a counter-zeitgeist more genuine and perhaps more socially relevant than the local news and magazines. Who transforms a national tragedy, such as the sinking of a ship, into a piece of office furniture, an existential paper weight, a work of art?
With the help of mad friends and altered perceptions, we will see the romance in dirt, the music in noise, and the humor in hopeless situations.
About the Artist
About the Artists
Sam Kiyoumarsi (b. 1980, Quezon City) is a Filipino-Iranian photographer. He works for different local publications and multimedia outfits. Kiyoumarsi was shortlisted for the Ateneo Art Awards (2011). He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including Lost Projects, West Gallery, Silverlens Gallery, Light and Space Contemporary, VOLTA 6 in Basel, Osage Hong Kong, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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About the Artists
About the Artist
Sam Kiyoumarsi (b. 1980, Quezon City) is a Filipino-Iranian photographer. He works for different local publications and multimedia outfits. Kiyoumarsi was shortlisted for the Ateneo Art Awards (2011). He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including Lost Projects, West Gallery, Silverlens Gallery, Light and Space Contemporary, VOLTA 6 in Basel, Osage Hong Kong, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Related Exhibitions
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