PIERRE MERTENS
Pierre Mertens (Antwerp °1953) is obsessed with the tension between the masses and the individual, he calls himself a contextual artist. His work is both aesthetically and ethically confronting and often revolves around social art projects involving the homeless, elderly people, asylum seekers, unemployed migrants, social exclusion, AIDS and so on. In his recurring fight with institutes, he aptly integrates just those places that refer to the apparatus. Since 5 May 2014 Pierre Mertens responds to the world news on social media with one drawing per day. Here we present a selection of one quote and drawing per month in 2020. Follow his daily quotes at facebook , twitter and/or linkedin . Pierre Mertens is represented by Bureau Doove in Rouen, France since July 2020.