Poetics of power / Herausgeberinnen, Andreja Hribernik, Nini Palavandishvili, Alexandra Trost.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hribernik, Andreja, 1978- editor.

Pʻalavandišvili, Nini, 1976- editor.

Trost, Alexandra, editor.

Kunsthaus Graz, host institution.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--21st century--Exhibitions.

Art, Modern.

Physical Description:

167 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Graz : Kunsthaus Graz ; Wien : Verlag für moderne Kunst, [2025]

Language Note:

Parallel texts in German and English.

Summary:

The exhibition Poetics of Power aims to reveal certain power manifestations hidden in symbols, gestures and existing unquestioned relations or systems. It asserts the intricate and ambiguous nature of power, omnipresent in shaping interpersonal, cultural, national, and economic dynamics. The exhibition explores the poetic nature of power, acknowledging its pervasive influence yet emphasizing its tendency to lead to destruction ... The exhibition shows works that revolve around the poetic and alluring nature of power on one hand and the destructive face of power on the other. Through artistic approaches, it explores the gestures and imaginaries that sometimes obscure or conceal the power relations, simultaneously exposing anomalies and cracks where cultural imbalances and inequalities become apparent. Many of the featured works deal with authoritarian histories, distorted narratives, or fully eliminated knowledge, destruction of cultures, and construction of identities. The exhibition sheds light on power asymmetries that often result in exploitative relationships, defining them as colonial and neo-colonial relations that consequently give rise to conflicts and migratory flows. Themes such as war, refugees, crime, humanity, gender, children, mobility, and borders are explored and thematised within multidisciplinary works. These works span across various mediums, including photography, video, sculpture, and installation art. They offer the audience a chance to drift and reflect on a complex journey through time and history, encouraging engagement in the decoding and revelation of hidden or seemingly unquestionable relations. -- Museum website.

Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Kunsthaus Graz, November 15, 2024 - May 25, 2025.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Kunsthaus Graz, November 15, 2024 - May 25, 2025.

ISBN:

9783991531883

3991531887

OCLC:

1559625473

Publisher Number:

9783991531883