American artist Jerry Meyer’s exhibition ‘Civilization and its Discontents’ plays on culture, psychology, narrative and fiction.

The solo show is on now through Saturday, May 28th 2011 at Denise Bibro Fine Art in New York City.

Titled after Sigmund Freud’s book, the exhibition includes a series of wall-mounted light boxes whose bright colors and playful collaged texts visually effect a kind of cross between nostalgic shadowboxes and carnival machines or highway attractions.

The majority of the photoshoped texts and images poke fun at psychology, neurosis, guilt, and repression in modern society.

Word and language play is used to humorous effect throughout the series.

Read the original blog post here on Designboom.