Niko Abramidis &NE, Portfolio Manager 1, 2018

2018

Medium

Aluminum, aerated concrete, paper and smartphone dummy

Dimensions

210 × 85 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-155925

Portfolio Manager 1 (2018) is an actor from the universe of Niko Abramidis &NE and embodies a specialist of investment decisions. The comic-like figure with raised hands made of aluminum resembles a cardboard stand that is stuck in a brick-like stone base. On top of the figure lies a smartphone that, like an attribute, refers to the manager's prowess. At the same time, this property is turned into something comically absurd, as the screen of the mobile phone has been painted over with color and it has lost all functionality. A recurring motif in Niko Abramidis &NE's work complex is etched into the middle of the body over a large area, the “multi-hand”. It is reminiscent of Egyptian hieroglyphs or a multi-tool and stands for the optimization of people within a capitalist society. Posing dynamically, the Portfolio Manager 1 pierces a stack of paper with his right hand, on which possible investment objects are drawn, which can be read as a reference to the merciless strategies of investment advisors. In a humorous way, Niko Abramidis &NE presents the investment manager close to a caricature of himself.