In a world increasingly
characterized by globalization and migration, Rhode's piece is extremely apt and probes the viewer to reflect on the multifaceted nature of the world we live in today.
Not exact matches
a time which is no longer
characterized by military Governments, but more
by economic
globalization and its — for many — disastrous economic and ecological consequences.18 In connection with the 1992 UN Conference on the Environment in Rio de Janeiro, Boff recognized the urgency of ecological issues.
Beginning with the changes in Eastern Europe, the world is in the process of a «re-constellation» which is
characterized by the breakdown of the cold war ideological polar structure, the realignment of the military powers, the reordering of the economic powers, and the rapid
globalization of communication and cultural life.
Curated
by Alexandra Munroe together with co-curators Philip Tinari and Hou Hanru, the exhibition «bracketed
by years marked
by transformational events within China and globally, surveys the culture of artistic experimentation during a time
characterized by the onset of
globalization and the eventual skepticism of its promised prosperity».
Tayou's works are
characterized by a strong and impressive connection with archetypal and primeval shapes, expressing a vision quite far from the «disposable culture» somehow typical of the contemporary
globalization.