The feeling or attitude of enthusiastic embarrassment is undoubtedly associated with a notion of humorous lightheartedness—but just as much with a sense of earnest persistence, against all odds. It is certainly associated with irony—but also with a deeply unironic, rather enthusiastic belief in the necessity and possibility of persevering and continuing with something that has been recognized as unpleasant or embarrassing. One of the most important attitudes or feelings underlying modern and contemporary art is an enthusiastic silliness that does not shy away from the embarrassing, the unreasonably silly. The exhibition includes works by around one hundred artists from all over the world and links earlier centuries of artistic creation to the recent past.

Curated by Cristina Ricupero and Jörg Heiser

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https://2023.steirischerherbst.at/en/program/events/5108/halle-fuer-kunst-steiermark-ernsthaft