Ruinen der Gegenwart / Contemporary Ruins
Contemporary Ruins
Our globalized present can be characterized as an era of ruins. Worldwide political instability and ominipresent media images of destruction practically deliver ruins right to our door. In contrast to the classic view of ruins, today’s approach is towards their concrete causes. The artists of the exhibition Contemporary Ruins address ruins as indicators of political, economic or ecological processes, and challenge how they stimulate aesthetic speculations about the future. The accompanying publication offers an exciting insight into the issue.
September 2017
ISBN 978-3-7356-0415-6
16,2 × 21,8 cm
104 pages
35 colored and 17 b/w illustrations
Gatefold Brochure, paper
Languages: German, English
Editor
KAI 10 Arthena Foundation und KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst
Text by
Michel Blancsubé, Thomas Burlon, Cecilia Canziani, Brian Dillon, Andreas Fiedler, Julia Höner, Julia Schleis, Sabine Maria Schmidt, Julia Gwendolyn Schneider, Monika Schnetkamp, Ludwig Seyfarth
Design by
Diesseits – Kommunikationsdesign GbR, Düsseldorf
Events
Ruinen der Gegenwart / Contemporary Ruins , KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf: 23.6.-1.10.2017, KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst / Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin: 22.10.2017-11.2.2018
