Kunst = Kapital²

the exhibition presents Kunst = Kapital², a new series that explores the relationship between art and capital, with Monet enlarging fragments of artworks depicted on banknotes and meticulously reconstructing them on paper using colored ballpoint pens

examines cultural frictions, monuments, and symbols of power, focusing on contemporary history and the history of the latter half of the twentieth century, taking the rise and crisis of historical ideologies as central themes in his work

Ryts Monet is currently based in Vienna. He studied at IUAV University of Venice, where he received a BA in Visual Arts before specializing in Visual Communication in the MA program. He has continued to present his work in Japan through exhibitions at Tokyo Wonder Site, now Tokyo Arts and Space, the Kake Museum of Art, and solo exhibitions at galleries and art spaces.