See the UK’s first major
exhibition of artists’ responses to war and conflict since the terrorist
attacks on 11 September 2001. Age of Terror: Art since 9/11 features more than
40 British and international artists, including Ai Weiwei, Grayson Perry, Gerhard
Richter, Jenny Holzer, Mona Hatoum, Alfredo Jaar, Coco Fusco and Jake &
Dinos Chapman.
The complex issues
surrounding the global response to 9/11, the nature of modern warfare and the
continuing state of emergency in which we find ourselves have become compelling
subject matter for contemporary artists.
Artists’ unique ways of
communicating through their art provide different levels of understanding. The
stories they tell, whether first or second-hand, come from alternative
viewpoints not always reflected in the mainstream media, often challenge our
perceptions.
Through 50 works of art
including film, sculpture, painting, installations, photography and prints,
many of which are exhibited publicly in the UK for the first time, this
exhibition highlights the crucial role of artists in representing contemporary
conflict.
The exhibition explores
four key themes: artists’ direct or immediate responses to the events of 9/11,
issues of state surveillance and security, our complex relationship with
firearms, bombs and drones and the destruction caused by conflict on landscape,
architecture and people.
One of the highlights of
the exhibition is Iván Navarro’s The Twin Towers (2011), is exhibited in the UK
for the first time. Navarro’s neon light installations recede deep within
themselves, creating the illusion of an infinite concave space………………
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario