Alexsandra Mir: ‘Triumph’
Inspired by a friend who had been a famous athlete in his youth and kept mementos of his achievements, Mir placed an ad in the local newspaper in her home town of Palermo, Italy, asking for old sports trophies. Within a few months, Mir collected 2,529 trophies and had them cleaned and archived. In her solo show at the Shirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, the trophies were displayed individually and in groups on plinths and the floor, or piled on top of each other like detritus. Mir explored the power of the trophy, both a coveted symbol of accomplishment and a garish, mass-produced item of little value. For those who missed the exhibition, check out the results in this new book published by Walter Konig. Available now on www.artbook.com