By DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
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Power(less) exhibitionDOX Centre for Contemporary Art
“I wasn’t ill, I was far too powerful.”
Zdeněk Košek speaking about the time he was controlling the weather all over the world, 2003
Exhibition
Contemporary artists who are often established on the global art scene enter into a dialogue with artists classified as art brut to offer their interpretation of themes of power, powerlessness and illness, and to comment on current political, social, racial and gender issues.
The desire for power is the driving force of history, both a constructive driver and a destructive force. In the shadow of authoritarian potentates stand the nameless multitudes of the powerless, who serve as both the implementers of power games and their audience.
Power(less) exhibitionDOX Centre for Contemporary Art
The pathology of the personalities of the potentates, the absurdity of the functioning of some institutions and the blind obedience of the crowd are now brought into sharp focus. Fear and naming an enemy emerge as effective means in furthering the goals of power.
Power(less) exhibitionDOX Centre for Contemporary Art
