WWTBD - What Would Thomas Bernhard Do
dal 15/5/2013 al 24/5/2013
Segnalato da
Thomas Bernhard
Catherine Hug
Lucas Gehrmann
Nicolaus Schafhausen
Andrea Hubin
Gareth Long
Vivien Trommer
15/5/2013
WWTBD - What Would Thomas Bernhard Do
Kunsthalle Wien, Wien
Festival. Talks, discussions, films, readings, lectures, performances, concerts, parties. With about 100 practitioners
The Kunsthalle Wien is organizing a ten-day festival dedicated to the central issues of our society. It draws on Thomas Bernhard's tradition of critical, and sometimes unsettling thinking and transposes it to the present, spreading it through a variety of disciplines so as to work towards a productive analysis of the present. 'I don't like the system!' sings Dorottya Karsay in her music video that has become a Hungarian protest anthem, criticizing the Orban government's policy and alluding to the 'Like' button on Facebook. 'Like'/'Dislike' could be seen as a metaphor for a mode of communication that has been reduced to agreement/rejection, as is so frequently practiced in virtual as well as in real life. This question is deliberately asked without a question mark, and, as such, no singular answer should be expected. Rather, it leaves room for a wide range of statements, explanations, and interpretations. The festival does not only work in a scientifically logic or poetical way, but also musically, visually, and, above all, in the togetherness and confusion of a marathon without a pre-determined finish line. About 100 practitioners in the visual arts, music, literature, art theory, philosophy, and economics will contribute to the performance of a spectacular and innovative play. Every day, there will be 6 to 12 acts of different tempos and tonalities. While these are autonomous, they also form part of a unified overall program, unfolding over the course of the ten-day. Curators: Catherine Hug, Lucas Gehrmann and Nicolaus Schafhausen, with Andrea Hubin, Gareth Long and Vivien Trommer. Prelude: Thursday, May 16th, starting 7 pm.