Based in Sydney, Australia, Foundry is a blog by Rebecca Thao. Her posts explore modern architecture through photos and quotes by influential architects, engineers, and artists.
Almost everyone growing up in the 1990s at some point watched the cult comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey’s performance in the movie about a quirky detective and defender of human rights brought him worldwide fame. This exhibition by artist duo COUPLE - Swiss painter Louisa Gagliardi and Adam Cruces, originally from Texas - takes its title from a moment in the movie when a moneyed lady accosted by Ace Ventura for wearing fur responds: “There is nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of nature.” At the “Fruits of Nature” exhibition, the fruits of nature are converted to a more general level, becoming the banal human vices and needs that we all - consciously or subconsciously - wish to tolerate.
