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of Mankind. Amidst this dense news, a violent and<br />

unexpected event occurred in Ukraine, where one<br />

of his works was blown up! On 22 June 2015, the<br />

pro-Russian forces destroyed his Make Up, a gigantic<br />

installation shaped like a tube of lipstick, dedicated<br />

to the women of the Donbass, to thank them for<br />

their involvement in the reconstruction of Donetsk<br />

after the Second World War. The Continua gallery<br />

reacted by choosing Pascale Marthine Tayou<br />

to design the poster of the group exhibition to celebrate<br />

the gallery’s 1 25th birthday. The exhibition<br />

will contains works by a number of other politically<br />

motivated artists like Ai Weiwei, Kader Attia, Cai<br />

Guo-Qiang, Chen Zhen and Kendell Geers.<br />

1) Exhibition Follia Continua!, 26 September - 22 November<br />

2015.

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