Actively engaging with
the present social discourses that inform South Africa, the exhibition's curatorial premise asks both the artists and viewers to reflect on the future: is it possible to envisage a future based on principles of humanity and equality, rather than on exclusion and division?
The exhibition features lithographic prints, linocuts, mixed media collages and tapestry — all of which deal with ideas of courage, voicing identity and exerting valour in the face of adversity in both past and
present social discourses.
Not exact matches
In this sense, one of the greatest
present dangers to responsible moral
discourse in
social ethics is, I think, «moralism» and unrestrained idealism, which frequently operate to overcome these harsh realities I have described by attacking them — or worse, by simply ignoring them.
Physically
present in Beijing, I: project space offers a hybrid practice in creating a new network of art practice and
discourse, challenging preexisting notions of
social, cultural and political forces in art.
Modern Mondays
presents new — and newly rediscovered — film and media works with the director in attendance, stimulating
discourse, dialogue, and interaction in a
social setting.
The Works
presents a variety of Chicagoan approaches to this
discourse: Marissa Lee Benedict & David Rueter, Theaster Gates, and Dan Peterman contextualize their multidisciplinary practices within a wider scope of research and activism, reflecting first and foremost on artistic production as a vehicle for ecological and
social reflection.
We focus on
presenting contemporary artists and projects, which are committed to engaging cultural
discourse and addressing relevant cultural - and
social themes.
They aim to provoke questions about the
present social order - particularly the gaps and silences in public
discourse, the things that are not or can not be acknowledged.
Made in L.A. 2018
presents a diverse group of artists who are deeply engaged with vital aspects of our culture today and believe in art's capacity to engage
social discourse.
He will explore public,
social, and political issues in
present - day Korea while developing a visual
discourse of his time creating in Alexandria.