«The New Normal» takes China's evolving national condition vis - à - vis the rising backlash
against globalization on other continents as a point of departure, interrogating the efficacy of art — as a medium for both expression and action — in responding to a fragile and unpredictable present.
The election of President Donald Trump in the U.S. and political tensions in Europe in the last two years marked a push
back against globalization, which some say has exacerbated issues such as income inequality.
That view was on display during the presidential campaign when Trump
railed against globalization and what he described as unfair trade deals negotiated by previous administrations.
Taking China's evolving if still troubled national condition vis - à - vis the rising
backlash against globalization on other continents as a point of departure, the exhibition «The New Normal» includes work by 23 artists and artist groups from China and beyond, occupying all four UCCA galleries.
The last video stages a picket line, precisely where Taiwanese in reality had acted as strikebreakers in a British - led
protest against globalization.
Polman foresaw a litany of other problems ahead, he told investors, listing these: «subdued economic growth, geopolitical tension, the resultant backlash
against globalization and technology, a planet under increasing environmental stress, and the fragmentation of consumer trends, shopping channels, and media.»
At last year's meeting of the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council (ABLAC), fears about the backlash
against globalization and the election of new populist leaders with protectionist tendencies cast a pall over the discussions.
After decades of tearing down barriers to trade, a backlash
against globalization has triggered a move toward the reimposition of trade obstacles.
What was on the table in the TPP12 text would not materially mitigate the factors that have created the backlash
against globalization.
Are we for or
against globalization?
That is when I decided to put the cryptanalysis plot into the context of what was happening in my country of birth, Bolivia, when I started to write the novel five years ago: the social unrest brought about by the crisis of neoliberalism and the protests
against globalization.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted climate change as one of the three most significant challenges to civilization as we know it, along with terrorism and the backlash
against globalization.