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Naked bodies. Dozens of fungi. Desolate landscapes. Lush draperies. These are the main ingredients of Hardcore / Softspore, Ilke Cop's second solo exhibition at Tatjana Pieters. The expo questions the classical image of man and the world and the role of contemporary (female) artists.

Hardcore / Softspore takes us to a quirky, post-apocalyptic universe. The current world, rocked by violence, war, climate crisis and polarisation, is over. What remains are landscapes: rising mountains, smouldering volcanoes, vast bodies of water and fresh green vegetation. In most of the paintings, a woman …