Mike Meiré _ I WISH YOU WELL_ —
Gallery Solo - Exhibition
7 Ledbury Mews North, London W11 2AF
Bartha_contemporary is pleased to present I WISH YOU WELL, showcasing new works by Mike Meiré from his ongoing 'Eternal News Series'. In this body of work, the artist transforms daily newspapers, symbols of the fleeting and disposable, into cast reliefs in bronze and nickel silver.
The fragile structures of crumpled and worn pages are fossilised into gleaming surfaces that appear at once like archaeological fragments and monumental objects. In doing so, Meiré exposes the paradox of our information culture: headlines that disappear within hours are re-encountered here as enduring artefacts.
I WISH YOU WELL reflects on the current state of the world, marked by social crises and geopolitical conflict, while at the same time unfolding as a gesture of resilience.
Mike Meiré
RECORDING THE DISSAPEARANCE, 2025
Polished Bronze
48 × 35 × 2 cm
18 ⅞ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
UNKNOWN TERRITORY, 2025
Nickel Silver
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
PROMISES ON PAUSE, 2025
Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
FRAGMENTS OF A NARRATIVE, 2025
Nickel Silver
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
POST-AMERICAN ORDER, 2025
Polished Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
BACKLASH, 2025
Aluminium
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
DEMOCRACY IN THE DUST, 2025
Aluminium
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
COSMIC RETREAT, 2025
Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
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Mike Meiré
INNER CONSTITUTION, 2025
Bronze
50 × 35 × 2 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ × 0 ¾ in
Mike Meiré
WHITEOUT, 2014
Acrylic paint on Newsprint
50 × 35 cm
19 ⅝ × 13 ¾ in
Film
I WISH YOU WELL _ BOOKLET