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[DE]
Cancel Culture Country Club, Clout Chaser, Copaganda – A Limited Edition of Truth ist eine kritische und humorvolle Auseinandersetzung mit sozialen, politischen und popkulturellen Phänomenen der realen Gegenwart und aus dem Internet. Für die Publikation kommentieren Künstler:innen und Gestalter:innen eine Auswahl von Begriffen und Definitionen mit künstlerischen Arbeiten – von Kollektionen über Zeichnungen bis hin zu Fotografien und Collagen. Die Auseinandersetzung fordert die Betrachter:innen dazu auf, über Oberflächlichkeiten hinauszublicken, und bietet einen alternativen Ansatz, der oft einseitig diskutierte soziale Dynamiken hinterfragt, Ambivalenzen aushält und zur Reflexion anregt.
Jede künstlerische Antwort porträtiert die Phänomene aus einem individuellen Blickwinkel. Leere Seiten laden dazu ein, sich aktiv am Diskurs zu beteiligen und aus den eigenen Gedanken künstlerische Antworten zu formulieren, um so einen Austausch über die Definition moderner Identitäten zu schaffen.
[EN]
Cancel Culture, Country Club, Clout Chaser, Copaganda – A Limited Edition of Truth explores contemporary terms that ironically respond to social, political and pop cultural phenomena. For this publication, artists and designers comment on a selection of terms and definitions through artistic works – ranging from collections and drawings to photographs and collages. This exploration encourages viewers to look beyond superficialities by offering an alternative approach that challenges the often one-sided discussion of social dynamics, allowing for ambivalences and prompting reflection.
Each artistic response portrays the phenomena from an individual perspective.Blank pages invite viewers to actively engage in the discourse and formulate their own thoughts into artistic responses, thereby providing opportunities for an exchange about the definition of modern identities.
“This publication is for readers who feel excluded from mainstream discourses, readers who want a little film still from internet culture so they don’t have to throw themselves into the whole jungle. Readers who lack the words to bring their observations of social behavior to the point, who are searching for terms to describe repetitive phenomena, whose brains understand things better with visual examples. Readers who love to shitchat, who love to call things out, who want to learn, and who are open to critique, even if they or their loved ones might be the ones criticized. Readers who have the will to look at things in a subversive, humorous way, who are interested in identity concepts, and who understand that breaking stereotypes often means playing with them. Readers who see irony as a political weapon, and who understand that design, art, and humor are tools for critique, reflection, and empowerment.”