Sara Cwynar in Musée Magazine

November 6, 2024

News Press

Sara Cwynar: Baby Blue Benzo | 52 Walker

Written by Kitana Lourens

52 Walker’s current exhibit, Baby Blue Benzo by Sara Cwynar, incorporates insomnia themes connected with consumerism in a capitalist culture. The title is direct and indirect in what it symbolizes: Benzo directly references the luxury Mercedes-Benz in the iconic baby blue color, specifically the titular 1955 300 SLR, which is shaping up to be the most expensive auctioned car. The indirect approach in particular is what makes the exhibition interesting. Cwynar makes an indirect reference to benzodiazepines, a drug prescribed to individuals who suffer from insomnia and anxiety. At its core, the car represents the ultimate image of the modern capitalist system — power, money, and status — essentially opening up on the ideas of desire within the system. The car is an inherent metaphor for the ultimate desire of most of the world’s population: proof of material beauty and success.

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