Excessivism

Excessivism is a reflection, examination, or investigation of every aspect of life in excessive state with particular consideration to the areas that have real and consequential effect on the members of the society. Subject areas are, but not limited to, economics, politics and psychology. In the area of economics it is a commentary on economic materialism. It reflects, examines and investigates the excessive desire to acquire material goods beyond one's needs and often means.[6] Excessivism depicts the excessive use of resources in an exaggerated way, by means of two- or three-dimensional visual creations, written or spoken words, or in any other manner. It aims at a reflection, examination, or investigation of the capitalist system, devoid of aesthetic, legal, commercial, ethical, moral, racial, or religious considerations.[3][10]

The inaugural exhibition of Excessivism took place in LA Artcore Brewery Annex gallery with the title "Excessivist Initiative".[3] And the Excessivism Manifesto was published in Downtown News weekly in September 2015.[11][12] According to an art critic Shana Nys Dambrot the idea was conceived in the studio of the founder based on his personal realizations of his relationship as a consumer with the capitalist environment.[6] Excessivism was introduced to the Los Angeles art scene in November 2014 in the Red Pipe gallery in an exhibition titled Excess The New Norm. It was curated by art critic, publisher and curator Mat Gleason.[13]

The artists included in the inaugural exhibition were Brett Baker, Christophe Baudson, Andrew Dadson, Ian Davenport, Jonas Etter, Kaloust Guedel, Don Harger, Zhu Jinshi, Fabian Marcacio, Roxy Paine, Scott Richter, Samvel Saghatelian, Elizabeth Sheppell, Michael Toenges, Michael Villarreal, Danh Vō, Cullen Washington jr., Brigid Watson, Leslie Wayne, Ai Weiwei and Zadik Zadikian.[4]

By the 2019 Excessivism expended itself outside of visual forms into fashion and music.[14][15][16][17]

In the year of 1910 a writer and critic Roland Dorgelès submited three paintings under the name of Joachim-Raphaël Boronali from Genoa to the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, as if it was a part of the “Excessivism” movement which did not exist. The paintings were produced by Roland Dorgelès and a few other jokesters by attaching a paintbrush to the tail of a donkey named Lolo. At the time the hoax was taken seriously by Paris art critics. [18][19]

• Adidas Originas by Ji Won Choi Releases Second Collection, Adidas News, July 17, 2019[20]
• Art As Commodities As Art, Inbal Strauss, June 14, 1019[21]
• A Dude Aikes, "Nothing Lasts... 'Forever Bicycles' Sculpture Departs Austin, Texas", May 23, 2019[22]
• Paraphernalia: Material Agency and Musical Excess", Larry Goves Bath Spa Composers, January 7, 2019[23]
• Excessivism, Ranch Soil: music released September 28, 2019[24]
• Excessivism, Krolik: music released October 10, 2018[25]
• "Ethically Chic: Designer Ji Won Choi Gets Deep About Sustainable Fashion", Hong Kong Tatler, by Isabel Wong, May 31, 2018[26]
• Artists on the Cutting Edge, by Addison Fach, December 01, 2017[27]
• Art & Museum, Pg. 48, Autumn 2017[28]
• Ji Won Choi "Shows with Adidas for London Fashion Week Presentation", Snobette, February 17, 2019[29]
• Emerging Designer Ji Won Choi: Between Excessivism and Sustainable Fashion, The Fashionatlas, by Lidia La Rocca, 28 September 2017[30]
• Vogue, "This Parsons x Kering Empowering Imagination Finalist Is Tackling the Excesses of Overconsumption Head On", May 8, 2017, by Nicole Phelps[31]
• HiSoUR, "Excessivism, Art Element Society"[32]
• Diversions LA, February 8, 2017, by Genie Davis[33]
• "La Pietra Dialogues", Ai Weiwei.Libero: A Contemporary Revolutionary, by Nana Apraku, Sep. 26, 2016[34]
• Artcopyblog, Kaloust Guedel's Excessivism and the Rise of Donald Trump", by Brenda Haroutunian, JUNE 26, 2016[35]
• WideWalls Magazine, "Excessivism – A Phenomenon Every Art Collector Should Know", by Angie Kordic, January 2016[36]
• weebly, Week 2 – AOTW 2 – Ai Weiwei, June 10, 2017[37]
• SUSTAINABILITY vs EXCESSIVISM", Fauve Penketh, 2017[38]
• Your Observer, "Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Used More Than 400,000 Legos to Create His Piece Focused on the Chinese Zodiac", by Brynn Mechem[39]
• Lolo the Donkey and the Avant-Garde That Never Was: Part 1, by Kevin Buist, March 30 2016[40]
• Asbarez, (Armenian), by Ani Tadevosyan, January 13, 2016[41]
• Gallereo Magazine, "The Newest Art Movement You've Never Heard Of", Nov. 20, 2015[42]
• CaliforniaNewswire, New Art Movement, Excessivism, Is a Commentary on Economic Materialism, Nov. 02, 2015[43]
• Downtown News, Excessivism Manifesto, September 28, 2015, page 10
• Kaloust Guedel: Excessivist Initiative, Curate LA, Oct., 2015[44]
• Excessivism: Irony, Imbalance and a New Rococo. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-12.[45]
• Picasso And The Chess Player, by Larry Witham, 2013[46]

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