Perspectives on Imaginary Futures
dal 23/5/2014 al 21/6/2014
Segnalato da
23/5/2014
Perspectives on Imaginary Futures
House of Electronic Arts, Basel
The different artistic perspectives shown share an impartial approach, which puts to the test, in an ironic and critical way
The exhibition shows artists envisioning possible scenarios of the future. Under the heading 'departure' - the motto of this year's Oslo Night 2014 - the different positions of the group exhibition address a future, which can be investigated and shaped by the artists' works. The show presents different artists' concepts of how to take into our own hands the shaping of the future with the help of creative inventions, the potential of the internet and the possibilities of science. Going further than a global promise of progress, these different works offer alternative solutions for the future and utopian concepts, which centre on the shaping of human life. Both everyday life and questions around the development of society as a whole come into focus. Furthermore, trends causing concern are also considered. The different perspectives shown share an impartial approach, which puts to the test, in an ironic and critical way, our visions of the future. Artists: Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen, Neil Beloufa, Michael Burton & Michiko Nitta, Markus Kayser, Julia Minnig, Marisa Olson, Reinigungsgesellschaft, Tobias Revell, Stephanie Rothenberg & Jeff Crouse, Addie Wagenknecht, and more. Opening Saturday May 24, 2014, 4-12pm.