Afterall Journal Issue 40 Examines Crisis of Values Through Contemporary Art
The 40th issue of Afterall Journal, released on 17 November 2015 and presented by Charles Esche, delves into a crisis of values through the lens of art. Featured artists include Renzo Martens, Park McArthur, Artūras Raila, Lav Diaz, and Andrzej Wróblewski, who tackle ethical dilemmas in modern art. At the 2015 Berlin gathering of 'Artist Organisations International,' Ekaterina Degot critiques the collapse of communism. Wróblewski's experiences with Poland's post-World War II landscape enhance his acclaim. The issue also scrutinizes Tony Blair's 2007 justification of the War on Terror, challenging his credibility. Despite the prevalence of neoliberalism, no viable alternative value system has surfaced, with artists seeking connections to marginalized communities amid uncertainty, reflecting W.B. Yeats's 'The Second Coming.'
Key facts
- Afterall Journal Issue 40 was published on 17 November 2015
- Charles Esche wrote the foreword for the issue
- The issue examines a crisis of values through art and essays
- Featured artists include Renzo Martens, Park McArthur, Artūras Raila, Lav Diaz, and Andrzej Wróblewski
- A key theme is the failure of communism to offer a way forward for modernity
- Ekaterina Degot commented on the Berlin meeting of 'Artist Organisations International' earlier in 2015
- Tony Blair's 2007 article 'A Battle for Global Values' in Foreign Affairs is critiqued
- The issue references projects like dOCUMENTA (13) in Kabul and works by artists such as Tania Bruguera and Jonas Staal
Entities
Artists
- Charles Esche
- Renzo Martens
- Park McArthur
- Artūras Raila
- Lav Diaz
- Andrzej Wróblewski
- Ekaterina Degot
- Samah Hijawi
- Basel Abbas
- Ruanne Abou-Rahme
- Andrew Weiner
- Jonas Staal
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Tania Bruguera
- Sven Lütticken
- Tony Blair
- W.B. Yeats
- Magdalena Ziółkowska
Institutions
- Afterall Journal
- Artist Organisations International
- Foreign Affairs
- Van Abbemuseum
- dOCUMENTA
- The Dial
- The Nation
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Poland
- Kabul
- Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan
- Greece
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- Chicago
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
Sources
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