The New Europe
dal 19/1/2005 al 24/4/2005
Segnalato da
Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil
John Miller
Oda Projesi
Dan Perjovschi
Lia Perjovschi
Natascha Sadr Haghighian
Hito Steyerl
Marlene Streeruwitz
Silke Wagner
Jasmila Zbanic
Marius Babias
Dan Perjovschi
19/1/2005
The New Europe
Generali Foundation, Wien
Culture of Mixing and Politics of Representation. The exhibition thematize the spectrum of artistic production in 'New Europe' following the end of the East-West confrontation. A central line of questioning inquires how a new culture of mixing, liberated identities, and options for action might arise. 10 artists and projects and initiatives from the European area. Curators: Marius Babias and Dan Perjovschi
The New Europe. Culture of Mixing and Politics of Representation
Guest Curators: Marius Babias, Dan Perjovschi
Curatorial Assistant, Exhibition Coordination: Isabella Marte
With works by: Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, John Miller, Oda Projesi, Dan
Perjovschi, Lia Perjovschi, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Hito Steyerl,
Marlene Streeruwitz, Silke Wagner, Jasmila Zbanic, and also projects and
initiatives from the European area.
In their exhibition created for the Generali Foundation, the two guest
curators, Marius Babias and Dan Perjovschi, thematize the spectrum of
artistic production in "New Europe" following the end of the East-West
confrontation. Focus is on artistic positions that produce new connections
between a culturally defined Europe and the underlying idea of political
uniformity. A central line of questioning inquires how, in light of
Europe's future self-definitions, a new "culture of mixing", liberated
identities, and options for action might arise.
The artistic works represented in the exhibition deal with the following
aspects of "New Europe": consquences of the Yugoslavian wars from the
perspective of the female subject (Jasmila Zbanic); art activism as an
integral component of democracy and civil society (Silke Wagner);
surveillance of public space and competition between Europe and the U.S.
in the field of military technology (Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil); the
artist's changing role under post-communist conditions (Dan Perjovschi);
art as a recording media for knowledge, experience, and memory in a
transforming European landscape (Lia Perjovschi); Europe's sealing off in
a supposed world without borders (Hito Steyerl); activation of public
space as a prerequisite for political participation in decision-making
processes (Natascha Sadr Haghighian); intensification of phenomena of
social community in a new type of trade (Oda Projesi); production of
racism through language and media (Marlene Streeruwitz); and documentation
of everyday life in different European and U.S.-American cities (John
Miller). In addition to the artistic works, 15 projects and initiatives
from throughout the entire European area will be introduced. The
presentation display is available for visitors to use as a pool of
materials and information. The documented projects and initiatives join
with the artistic positions, emphasizing the claim of the exhibition; to
give new impetus to the discussion of Europe.
Publication (Ger./Engl.) published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther
Koenig, Cologne, Germany, foreword by Dietrich Karner and Sabine
Breitwieser, essays by Marius Babias, Mirko Heinemann, Jean-Luc Nancy, Dan
Perjovschi, and Hito Steyerl.
Generali Foundation
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 15 1040 Vienna, Austria