The Death of the Superhero ? Who Do We Believe in Now"
Clearly Superman is not going to save the day. Maybe it?s time to save ourselves. We?re our own worst enemies ? why can?t we be our own heroes too"
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Source: House of Mojoko
It?s a little disappointing to think that nothing has been able to save the world from Donald Trump. Except maybe President Elect Joe Biden. And that?s debatable. With Murdoch still at large, wishing for someone to unite us all and protect the earth from global warming and other forms of Kryptonite is looking futile. What?s a world to do when politics is more powerful than hope. Where are our modern day superheroes" Mojoko (aka Steve Lawler), the founder of art collective House of Mojoko, doesn?t have the answer but he?s making damn sure that we at least ask the question. You may have seen the larger-than-life Melting Superhero in front of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) during the 2012 Future Proof exhibition. A collaboration between Mojoko and fellow artist Eric Foenander, the massive figure in blue tights and a red codpiece was hard to miss and even more striking for its lack of torso and head. At first glance it was comical – this gaudy, brawny mess dripping and dissolving like a giant candle. But it didn?t take long before the message was clear – No One Can Save Us. The title of the artwork sums up how even our superheroes can?t prevent us from continuing to heat up the planet...
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Source: House of Mojoko
It?s a little disappointing to think that nothing has been able to save the world from Donald Trump. Except maybe President Elect Joe Biden. And that?s debatable. With Murdoch still at large, wishing for someone to unite us all and protect the earth from global warming and other forms of Kryptonite is looking futile. What?s a world to do when politics is more powerful than hope. Where are our modern day superheroes" Mojoko (aka Steve Lawler), the founder of art collective House of Mojoko, doesn?t have the answer but he?s making damn sure that we at least ask the question. You may have seen the larger-than-life Melting Superhero in front of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) during the 2012 Future Proof exhibition. A collaboration between Mojoko and fellow artist Eric Foenander, the massive figure in blue tights and a red codpiece was hard to miss and even more striking for its lack of torso and head. At first glance it was comical – this gaudy, brawny mess dripping and dissolving like a giant candle. But it didn?t take long before the message was clear – No One Can Save Us. The title of the artwork sums up how even our superheroes can?t prevent us from continuing to heat up the planet...
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