Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina
20 Aug - 30 Oct 2010
Press preview: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 11 am
Opening: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 8 pm
On the occasion of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, with Argentina as guest of honour, the Frankfurter Kunstverein will be presenting the group show "Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina" with current positions of Argentinian contemporary art. The exhibition provides insights into contemporary artistic practice over the last ten years, a period marked by political and economic tensions. Its focus lies on works and projects wherein both aesthetic approaches and political awareness are combined, and that cause social and collective situations to be reconsidered as well as initiate new forms of action. The works on show are based on shared processes in which various artists or artist groups, cultural players and activists are integrated. They point out how productive responses can be developed as consequence of a serious crisis caused by neoliberal economy.
Participating artists and artist groups: Ananké Asseff, Gabriel Baggio, Eloísa Cartonera, Florencia Levy, Sebastián Díaz Morales, Gabriela Golder, Mónica Millán, Gian Paolo Minelli, Proyecto Nido, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Tomás Saraceno, Taller Popular Serigrafia (TPS).
On the occasion of the exhibition a catalogue will be published.
Curator: Rodrigo Alonso
The Frankfurter Kunstverein and the Embassy of Argentina in Germany present the exhibition "Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina" produced by the Organizing Committee for the participation of the Argentine Republic as Guest of Honour at the 2010 Frankfurt International Book Fair (COFRA)
Opening: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 8 pm
On the occasion of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, with Argentina as guest of honour, the Frankfurter Kunstverein will be presenting the group show "Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina" with current positions of Argentinian contemporary art. The exhibition provides insights into contemporary artistic practice over the last ten years, a period marked by political and economic tensions. Its focus lies on works and projects wherein both aesthetic approaches and political awareness are combined, and that cause social and collective situations to be reconsidered as well as initiate new forms of action. The works on show are based on shared processes in which various artists or artist groups, cultural players and activists are integrated. They point out how productive responses can be developed as consequence of a serious crisis caused by neoliberal economy.
Participating artists and artist groups: Ananké Asseff, Gabriel Baggio, Eloísa Cartonera, Florencia Levy, Sebastián Díaz Morales, Gabriela Golder, Mónica Millán, Gian Paolo Minelli, Proyecto Nido, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Tomás Saraceno, Taller Popular Serigrafia (TPS).
On the occasion of the exhibition a catalogue will be published.
Curator: Rodrigo Alonso
The Frankfurter Kunstverein and the Embassy of Argentina in Germany present the exhibition "Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina" produced by the Organizing Committee for the participation of the Argentine Republic as Guest of Honour at the 2010 Frankfurt International Book Fair (COFRA)