The Impotent State

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THE IMPOTENT STATE

Advay’s The Impotent State will premiere at Stand Up! at Works/San José from July 26 to August 23, 2025.

about the work, from Advay: “A State that engages in violence against its own people has reached the ultimate state of impotence."

The Impotent State, aka Wither the State
Advay Mengle (b. 1989)
2025
acrylic on linen
27 × 21″ (~68.6 × 53.3 cm)
from the series A Monopoly on Violence

https://advaymengle.art/catalog/id/AM-538

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Artist:
Advay Mengle (b. 1989)

Details:
acrylic on linen canvas stretched on wood stretcher

Type:
Painting

Primary Media:
acrylic

Additional Media:
brush, thinner

Support Materials:
linen, canvas, linen canvas stretched on wood stretcher, wood stretcher mount, canvas stretched

Date:
2025

Dimensions HxW in:
27x21

Subject Matter/Type:

• Abstract
• Action
• Figure ▸ Human

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Marks:

• By artist, signed recto lower-right in red: [AM monogram] // ADVAY // MENGLE

Provenance:

• The artist's studio

Catalog ID:
AM-538

© Advay Mengle

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The Impotent State, aka Wither the State, Advay Mengle (b. 1989)