AFA proudly presents *Monumentum Pro*, a new exhibition of works by
Konstantin Bessmertny, curated by Amelia Johnson.
Monumentum Pro further develops themes from Konstantin Bessmertny's
series *Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice* which was created for the
52nd Venice Biennale. The paintings and sculptures comprising Konstantin
Bessmentny's Monumentum Pro meaning " monument for…" intriguingly allude to the Latin verb monere – to warn, to advise, to remind from which
monumentum is derived. Employing Konstantin Bessmertny's idiosyncratic
characters and distinctive technique, the works appear to be part monument
and part morality tale, their tantalizing warnings, whimsical commemorations
and cautionary narratives appearing to form visual declensions of monere.
