Past Forward: Dialogues in Contrast

Past Forward explores how humanity has portrayed itself through time, from ancestral masks and tribal symbols to pop icons and brand mythology. It’s a journey through transformation: from ritual to identity, from anonymity to influence, from chaos to self-awareness. In the atmospheric lower floor of Galerie M, contemporary pop and street art meet ethnographic artifacts and sculptural glassworks. Creating a visual dialogue between past and present, raw and refined, sacred and commercial.

Expo Highlights:

• ORIGIN

  Authentic Dan masks and ethnographic pieces, portraying the human as symbol

• TRANSFORMATION

  Works by Blek le Rat, Benny The Kid, Ziegler T and Shepard Fairey anchored by the glass sculpture Axis Red, portraying the human as icon

• OVERLOAD

  Original DEATH NYC prints from the Spray Paint Series – portraying the human as brand

• REFLECTION:

  Minimalist glassworks Dual Frame and Open Box, alongside Mondrian 3D – portraying the human as mirrror

• Marina Stas – “The Language of Clay”
  The ceramic sculptures of Marina Stas breathe a deep sense of wonder for nature. She explores the infinite possibilities of clay, from smooth and polished to raw and rugged. In her columns and organic shapes, she searches for a balance between the essential and the abstract, between order and intuition. A meditative encounter between matter and form, in dialogue with the other works in the exhibition.