Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Extinct in the Wild, installation view at Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Michael Wang, Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Città del Messico, 2016. Courtesy of the artist
Michael Wang, Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), Yangjiagou, Dalou Mountains, Chongqing Municipality, China, 2016. Courtesy of the artist
“Extinct in the Wild”, conceived by American artist Michael Wang (1981), brings together flora and fauna that are no longer found in nature, but persist exclusively under human care, within an artificial habitat. Labelled with the officially designated term “extinct in the wild”, these species have left nature behind to fully enter the circuits of human culture. In this project, natural beings such as plants and animals are transplanted into an exhibition and cultural space. In the age of extinction, such displacements are not only aesthetic devices but stand for actual strategies of survival.
"Slight Agitation 2/4: Pamela Rosenkranz", installation view at the Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
"Slight Agitation 2/4: Pamela Rosenkranz", installation view at the Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2017. Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada
Pamela Rosenkranz, Our Product, Pavilion of Switzerland at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, 2015. Installation view. Courtesy of the artist and Pro Helvetia. Photo Marc Asekhame
Pamela Rosenkranz, Anemine, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, 2016. Installation view. Courtesy of the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York. Photo Marc Asekhame
until 9 April 2017
Extinct in the Wild
Curator: Michael Wang
until 14 May 2017
Slight Agitation 2/4: Pamela Rosenkranz
Curators: Shumon Basar, Cédric Libert, Elvira Dyangani Ose e Dieter Roelstraete
Fondazione Prada
Largo Isarco 2, Milan