Mitte, Berlin
Kenny Schachter
Keep Hope Alive
Nagel Draxler Crypto KioskKenny Schachter is a New York-based artist, curator, lecturer, and critic who is deeply involved in crypto art and NFTs. In his column at "artnet News," Schachter also likes to question the traditional art establishment. His artistic work is multi-layered, using a host of physical and digital materials such as drawings, sculptures, videos, memes, and digital collages to impressively illustrate current social phenomena. The title of the exhibition Keep Hope Alive refers to an Irish racehorse who, despite promising prospects, never quite became a winner. But as the name suggests: never give up, no matter how adverse the circumstances. Kenny Schachter applies this motto to the art world, which for him is a daunting place in an uninviting environment, with limited accessibility, characterized by an exclusionary mentality. But still, artists make art, writers write, singers sing, and actors act; because the alternative would be bleak and life can be bleak enough, according to the artist. Schachter's first solo museum exhibition celebrates perseverance, persistence, and the relentless pursuit of a life with art - at any cost. In one of his installations, which is modeled on the setting of a classroom, one can listen to conversations and lectures whose content reflects Schachter's cynical yet optimistic view of art.