Nika Kupyrova
Simulacra
Nika Kupyrova, Simulacra, 2024 
Nika Kupyrova, Eidolon, 2024 
Nika Kupyrova, Behind the scenes of Simulacra, 2024 
Nika Kupyrova in Zusammenarbeit mit Irina Kupyrova, C696879b62f37ed3d7f7d0204c0d49b8.jpg, 2024
In Simulacra, Nika Kupyrova explores the blurred boundaries between what is real and imaginary, virtual and non-virtual, organic and mechanical. The multimedia installation encompassing video, painting, sculpture and digital aesthetics was partially created in collaboration with the artist’s mother, Irina Kupyrova.
By incorporating set pieces from mythology, literary modernism, pop and internet culture, the exhibition provokes feelings of euphoria and malaise that are characteristic not only of the humanistic history of technology and the internet, but also of dreamscapes. Within a pseudo-organic construction composed of sunset, corals and mycelium, Simulacra unfurls a stage for a digital, animist cosmology composed of screenshots and avatars alongside several white dogs. The latter serve as markers for the transition to a more fanciful world.
The boundaries between what we perceive as real or fictional are perpetually shifting. This is a phenomenon that is currently exemplified by images generated by deep learning models – a method that the artist consciously chooses not to employ, but at best to imitate.
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 26.06 | Artist talk: on Nika Kupyrova The art historian and author Denise Sumi talks to the artist Nika Kupyrova about the exhibition. | 7:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Sun 13.07 | Workshop: Building dream creatures from papier-mâché! to Nika Kupyrova Together with the artist Nika Kupyrova and inspired by her exhibition Simulacra, we create objects, avatars and creatures out of papier-mâché. This is how “ambassadors” between different realities, fictions and dreams are created. | 10:00 am–1:00 pm |
| Sat 09.08 | Guided tour in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) of the exhibition “Nika Kupyrova” Guided tours with sign language interpreter in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS). Duration 1 hour. Free for people with hearing impairments. No registration required. | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Tue 12.08 | Baby Tour: Nika Kupyrova A relaxed tour through the exhibition, tailored to the needs of visitors with babies. Costs: museum admission only | 10:30 am–11:30 am |
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