ROBIN KID : The Future Is Old - Solo Show MOCO Museum Amsterdam, NL & Barcelona, Spain

MOCO Museum - Museum Of COntemporary art of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and of Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona Spain from Feb 8 till Nov 30 2024 - Amsterdam Netherlands from Nov 18 2020 till Aug 28 2023

I Saw The Sun Begin To Dim - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 244 x 351 x 6 cm. ©THE KID

MOCO Museum premieres the first solo exhibition in The Netherlands and in Spain of contemporary artist ROBIN KID (aka THE KID).

Where contemporary art enlightens humanism in the social crisis and democratic decay of our 21st century!

An exhibition that pushes boundaries, wakes up humanity and shakes up Museum Square in Amsterdam. MOCO Museum spotlights International contemporary artist THE KID for its new guest artist’s solo exhibition from November 18, 2020. MOCO and THE KID co-curate the artist’s first solo show in the Netherlands – The Future is Old, which has been prolonged for the third time until December 31, 2022 given the exhibition’s huge success with the International audience and striking resonance with our most troubled times.

I Saw The Sun Begin To Dim - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 244 x 351 x 6 cm. / 96 x138 1/5 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID — I Saw The Sun Begin To Dim - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 244 x 351 x 6 cm. / 96 x138 1/5 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID

“THE KID : The Future is Old”

Mass shooting / Individualistic indifference / Institutionalized racism / Social determinism / Inequality of Opportunity / Ever-threatened civil rights (…) Does the current state of the broken American dream exemplify where too many of our democracies are heading for today and many more in the very near future? Is history repeating itself? Will youth stand up and say no to a future that looks already old?

THE KID at MOCO Museum - New Solo Exhibition - THE KID I The Future Is Old - Opened since Nov 19 2020 - Detail exhibition view - WE.jpg

Youthful portraits attract visitors with beauty and the perception of a bright future. However, on close examination, cuts and bruises reveal a darker side of reality. THE KID uses art as a means to make us question the notions of power and privilege and more generally the current evolution of humanism in our democratic societies.

THE KID’s hyper-realistic bigger-than-life portraits and life-size sculptures confront the audience with deeply personal stories that expose the injustice in America and beyond in many democracies around the world today and make us question the current evolution of mankind’s History. The socially critical exhibition intends to open up our minds – ultimately, enlightening a more compassionate, understanding world.

The Future Is Old - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 244 x 351 x 6 cm. / 96 x138 1/5 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID — The Future Is Old - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 244 x 351 x 6 cm. / 96 x138 1/5 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID

THE KID started to work on his series of oil paintings and life-size sculptures The Future Is Old as of the end of the year 2017. This series of artworks was sparked by the strong impression made on THE KID by the Summer 2017 events in Charlottesville-USA where civil right counter-protesters were violently attacked by American nationalists and white supremacists opposing the project of the municipality to take down the equestrian statue of General Robert E Lee, a leading figure of the Confederates and an historical defender of slavery.

THE KID questions how the recent and current social and political history seems to repeat itself in too many countries and the stance today’s youth will decide to take, inspired by Martin Luther King and the words of his wife and famous civil rights activist Coretta Scott King: “Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation“.

Destroy Me - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 246 x 199 x 6 cm / 96 5/6 x 78 1/3 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID — Destroy Me - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 246 x 199 x 6 cm / 96 5/6 x 78 1/3 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID

“THE KID: The Future is Old” is why MOCO Museum believes art can do more. The realistic appearances of gripping details of violence – bloody noses, busted lips, scars and scratches, gang tattoos, wounds, and other graphic images and historical role models – summon crucial social subject matters catching our attention and asking for immediate action from each one of us.

About contemporary artist THE KID

Already internationally recognized for his thought-provoking and socially committed body of artworks, THE KID is a natural-born citizen of the world and a self-educated multidisciplinary contemporary artist, who hijacks traditional technics of the old European Masters -drawing, painting, and sculpture- to question the social issues facing contemporary youth today and even more tomorrow in our polarized world of the 21st century, such as the social determinism, the ever-threatened civil rights, the inequality of opportunity or the thin frontier between innocence and corruption for today’s youth. When asked about his work THE KID likes to underline his exceptional body of works with the famous words of the great 20th century Master Picasso: “Art is not made to decorate apartments, it is an offensive and defensive weapon of war against the enemy”.

Over And Over - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 246 x 199 x 6 cm / 96 5/6 x 78 1/3 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID — Over And Over - THE KID - 2018-2019 - Painting - Oil and egg tempera on canvas - 246 x 199 x 6 cm / 96 5/6 x 78 1/3 x 2 1/3 in. ©THE KID

About MOCO Museum (MOdern & COntemporary Art)

We Are Moco : The Moco Museum focuses on proven artists with a unique vision.

The Moco Museum in Amsterdam is a museum with a wide range of inspiring modern and contemporary art. With artists like THE KID, Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, JR, KAWS, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, Rothko and more, we offer visitors an unparalleled collection of subversive art in which irony and humor are used to reflect on modern society. A one-of-a-kind experience aimed at a wide audience, a visit to Moco is a true eye-opener.

Banksy. A mysterious British artist known for his humorous and political street art. The Banksy exhibition at Moco contains several of his infamous street pieces, as well a large number of his indoor works, including work on canvas. One of these is his giant ‘Beanfield’ painting, a beautiful piece that is displayed on the ground floor. An impossible-to-miss eye-catcher as you enter the Banksy exhibition. Other highlights include ‘Girl with Balloon’, ‘Laugh Now’ and ‘Keep It Real’. The Banksy collection at Moco Museum: come check it out!

The MOdern & COntemporary (MOCO) Museum has made its home in Villa Alsberg, a unique and luxurious townhouse overlooking Museumplein in the heart of Amsterdam. The building was designed in 1904 by Eduard Cuypers, nephew of the renowned Pierre Cuypers who designed Amsterdam’s Central Station and the Rijksmuseum, which is at the opposite end of the square.

THE KID : The Future Is Old new solo show in NUMERO Homme Magazine - Spring-Summer 2020 - May 2, 2020 - 4 pages: 146 to 149

THE KID in NUMERO Homme - Print Issue - Netherlands - Spring Summer 2020 - Page 146 to 149 - Cover pages - 150dpi BD .jpg

THE KID : The Future Is Old in PLAYBOY Magazine - Italy - April 20, 2020 - 8 pages: 18 to 25

THE KID in PLAYBOY - Print Issue - Italy - April 2020 - Pages 18 to 25 - Cover page .jpg