Reba Maybury subverts art nouveau's erotic legacy

AI Briefing

• – Reba Maybury's exhibition I Come in Peace challenges Gustav Klimt's erotic legacy by subverting the Secession building's Art Nouveau architecture with a site-responsive project that incorporates usernames from online forums where men review their experiences with female sex workers in Vienna.
• – Maybury's work interrogates the intersections of feminism, sexuality, labour, and power, questioning the power dynamics at play in the art world and historical art movements.
• – The exhibition's use of the same gold Art Nouveau typeface as the building's existing decoration adds to the tension and discomfort of the installation.