Head to Head - Political Portraits
dal 30/10/2008 al 21/2/2009
Segnalato da
30/10/2008
Head to Head - Political Portraits
Museum of Design, Zurich
The historical roots, epochal electoral campaigns, recurring patterns of political public relations work
Politicians are ubiquitous in our society. How they present themselves depends upon the historical context as well as on the form of government and the cultural environment. Image making, campaigning, election battles, and self-presentation - along with the discrediting of opponents - form an important part of political work. The exchange between politicians and the people is a complex, unequal relationship. While the aim is to win the support of broad sectors of the population for a program, genuine exchange with the individual occurs only sporadically. This exhibition illuminates the historical roots, epochal electoral campaigns, recurring patterns of political public relations work, and the shaping of such influential figures as Lenin, Che Guevera, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Yulia Tymoshenko. In collaboration with the Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research Zurich.