Mike Meiré I WISH YOU WELL
Bartha_contemporary is pleased to present I WISH YOU WELL, showcasing new works by Mike Meiré from his ongoing 'Eternal News Series'. In this body of work, the artist transforms daily newspapers, symbols of the fleeting and disposable, into cast reliefs in bronze and nickel silver.
The fragile structures of crumpled and worn pages are fossilised into gleaming surfaces that appear at once like archaeological fragments and monumental objects. In doing so, Meiré exposes the paradox of our information culture: headlines that disappear within hours are re-encountered here as enduring artefacts.
I WISH YOU WELL reflects on the current state of the world, marked by social crises and geopolitical conflict, while at the same time unfolding as a gesture of resilience.
RECORDING THE DISSAPEARANCE, 2025
Polished Bronze
48 × 35 × 2 cm | 18 9/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
RETREAT, 2025
Bronze with palladium finish
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
COSMIC
INNER CONSTITUTION, 2025
Bronze, blackened
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
50 × 35 | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 in
WHITEOUT, 2014
Acrylic on Newsprint
UNKNOWN TERRITORY, 2025
Nickel Silver
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
PROMISES ON PAUSE, 2025
Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
FRAGMENTS OF A NARRATIVE, 2025
Silver
48 × 35 × 2 cm | 18 9/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
Nickel
POST-AMERICAN ORDER, 2025
Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
BACKLASH, 2025
DEMOCRACY IN THE DUST, 2025 Aluminium
50 × 35 × 2 cm | 19 7/10 × 13 4/5 × 4/5 in
Copyright: Atelier Mike Meiré & Bartha_contemporary
Mareike Tocha, Cologne
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