TALES OF RESISTANCE AND CHANGE
2010-09-20The exhibition “Tales of Resistance and Change. Artists from Argentina” presents works by twelve contemporary Argentine artists and artist groups that conceive their socio-political environments as a field for reflection and action. Starting from a diversity of contexts, their works are to be understood as processes of research in which the present, traditions and recent history are combined. The geopolitical complexity of the country influences these productions in which urban and rural rhythms, immigrant and native heritage, transformations and political conflicts are perceived.
“After the economic crisis of 2001–the curator, Rodrigo Alonso, points out–Argentine artists started to question and examine their reality reactivating critical practices that had been inactive during the previous neoliberal period. Some of them interacted with the new political militancy, others approached several communities and others created social inclusion projects with sectors of the population that had been particularly affected by the financial conflict”.
Opposite – Gian Paolo Minelli, 2003 From the series – Zona Sur – Barrio Piedrabuena
Exhibition runs through till October 31st, 2010
Frankfurter Kunstverein
Steinernes Haus am Römerberg
Markt 44
60311
Frankfurt
Germany
