Realness Respect

Exhibition

Dates
29.9.–7.12.2012

Details
Mit Martin Beck (A), Carola Dertnig (A), Christian Falsnaes (DK), Claire Fontaine (F), Ilja
Karilampi (S), Karen Mirza / Brad Butler (GB), Santiago Sierra (ES), Jason Simon (USA), Franz Erhard Walther (D) u.a.
Kuratiert von Sandro Droschl (A)

Location
Kunstverein Medienturm
Graz

Production specifics
Koproduktion steirischer herbst & Kunstverein Medienturm

The more clearly we delimit ourselves from the consensus of a liberal democratic society, as delivered to us by the media, the stronger seems to be the need for construction of a reality that follows its own conventions and rules. “Realness Respect” shows current performative drafts that react to the tangible difference between reality as it is subjectively perceived and common reality as conveyed by the media. But when political art examines the relationship of aesthetics and reality, the question soon arises as to the autonomy and status of the art work, based on which artists achieve concrete, critical work on social issues. Even without any clear-cut answers, art creates its own concrete truths here.

Kuratorin / Kurator: Sandro Droschl
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Carola Dertnig
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Christian Falsnaes
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Claire Fontaine
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Ilja Karilampi
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Karen Mirza
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Brad Butler
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Santiago Sierra
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Jason Simon
Künstlerin / Künstler / Gruppe: Franz Erhard Walther

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