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Anouk van Klaveren
biography
Anouk van Klaveren (b.1991) investigates the mythical and affective powers of objects and costumes. Through performances and site-specific interventions, she analyzes the mysterious conditions under which objects acquire symbolic meaning and become part of our identities. Her work explores the absurd logic underlying religious symbolism, luxury and consumer cult. The Artist Mascot
The Artist Mascot is a collective glittery meditation and mediation, co-produced by Anouk van Klaveren and her multiple collaborators. Can the artist dissolve in its mascot? Whilst the myth of the artist is built around authenticity and a magical sense of individual creativity, The Artist Mascot acknowledges its true hollowness, waving aside the idea of individuality sprouting from a highly personal inner core. It hovers between costume and being; object and subject; creator and product; content and representation. In its honest attempt to seduce, The Artist Mascot embodies and celebrates the luring power of the surface. 
