Flácido

Flaccid Bodies of Our Time

The works of Conny Maier (who lives and works in Berlin and Baleal, Portugal) reflect polarities such as power and submission, balance and instability, the human and the non-human. Maier, who was recently awarded Artist of the Year by Deutsche Bank (2021), is one of the most significant painters of her generation. As curator and art historian Britta Färber writes, "Maier's work speaks of the expulsion from paradise, of the loss of a primal state, of a great, almost unbearable discomfort with the prevailing culture." By depicting malleable figures in extreme emotional and combat states, Maier's works offer a ruthless look at the final phase of the Anthropocene, questioning not only which systems in our society seem outdated but also what our future might look like. The monograph Flácido presents a comprehensive overview of Maier's works for the first time.