Mason Newman | The Depressed Generation | Hermes

Mason Newman (b. 2000)
The Depressed Generation | Hermès
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Hermès — whose orange boxes and silk scarves have become the most recognisable symbols of a specific level of aspiration — becomes, in Newman's series, another pharmaceutical container: the luxury product as pill, the aspiration as antidepressant, the orange box as blister pack. Newman's formal precision makes the comparison exact enough to be uncomfortable and funny simultaneously. Forbes 30 Under 30, 2024. Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot.

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Forbes 30 Under 30, 2024
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