6. Juni 2007 – 16. Dezember 2007

Shooting Back

Shooting Back presents a selection of works by international artists, most drawn from the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, which share a fundamental interest in ethnographic research, folklore, rituals, and spirituality, as well as in exposing alternative histories and acts of commemoration.

The title Shooting Back thus refers to the act of choosing to narrate one’s own history, the deployment of distinctive tools and methods of representation, and the reassertion of ownership over tradition and heritage. The expression is derived from ethnographic film productions of the 1960s and ensuing investigations. As artists, filmmakers, and theoreticians have developed new languages to talk about their traditions, heritage, and identities, they have in turn “shot back” at the crude, stereotypical, and fictitious imagery of their respective cultures presented by mainstream media and scholarship.

Adresse

Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (T-B A21)
Himmelpfortgasse 13
1010 Wien
Fon +43 1 513 98 56
http://www.tba21.org

Öffnungszeiten

Dienstag-Samstag 12-18 Uhr.

Museumsbeschreibung

Die Stiftung für zeitgenössische Kunst T-B A21 will die Schaffung neuer Kunstwerke unterstützen.

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