„Drinking the Kool-Aid“ heisst die Ausstellung von Ed Templeton, die am kommenden Samstag ab 19Uhr in der Brunnenstrasse 13 in Berlin-Mitte eröffnet wird. Gastgeber sind die Berliner Urgesteine Alex Flach und Andreas Hesse in ihrem Civilist Store. Für Freibier haben die Herren natürlich gesorgt. Das Gravis Team und Teile des Nike Sb Teams weilen ausserdem in der Hauptstadt, für ausreichend Prominenz bei der Eröffnung sollte also gesorgt sein!

Der englische Pressetext zur Ausstellung liest sich wie folgt:

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Civilist & Emerica present Drinking The Kool-Aid
Ed Templeton photo exhibition at Civilist in Berlin

Ed Templeton (1972, Orange County, USA) is hard to pin down. At once professional skateboarder, owner of skateboard company ToyMachine, photographer, illustrator and painter, the artwork of Ed Templeton merges these activities on a level and democratic field of subculture art. With origins in the skateboard and punk scenes, his work reflects the DIY aesthetic and endeavor of these cultures, which is furthered by having no formal training as an artist.

Templeton’s use and mingling of multiple mediums (painting and/or writing on photographs, etc.) demonstrates his non-hierarchical approach, whilst his subject matter in turn reflects an non-judgmental perspective of his surroundings. With subject matter not only delving into his personal relationships, but also seeking the outside streets and the activities surrounding the skate culture, Templeton reveals a phantasmagoria of images contextualizing a broader vision of contemporary youth culture.

Templeton has exhibited internationally at the Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Museum Het Domein (Netherlands), and Kiasma Museum (Helsinki), as well as participated in the influential Beautiful Losers exhibition and feature film. His biggest exhibtion was at the S.M.A.K. Museum in Gent, Belgium.

Ed Templeton’s exhibition Drinking the Kool-Aid at Civilist is a personal chronicle that serves as a mirror for a broader reflection on what it means to be human.