Alfredo Jaar Rejects 'Political Artist' Label in Resurfaced Interview
In a 2013 video interview conducted by Christian Lund at Malmö Konsthall, Alfredo Jaar (born 1956, Santiago, Chile) rejected the label 'political artist,' arguing that all artists critically interact with reality and are therefore inherently political. The interview, published by Louisiana Museum of Copenhagen's web TV, was recorded during Jaar's solo exhibition 'The Sound of Silence.' Jaar discussed four projects: 'The Rwanda Project,' 'Searching for Africa in LIFE,' 'From TIME to TIME,' and 'The Sound of Silence,' all addressing media's use of images and the systematic marginalization of certain world regions. The interview was republished by Artribune in 2017.
Key facts
- Alfredo Jaar rejects the term 'political artist'.
- Interview conducted by Christian Lund at Malmö Konsthall in 2013.
- Interview published by Louisiana Museum of Copenhagen's web TV.
- Jaar's solo exhibition was titled 'The Sound of Silence'.
- Jaar discussed four projects: The Rwanda Project, Searching for Africa in LIFE, From TIME to TIME, The Sound of Silence.
- Projects focus on media's use of images and marginalization of certain regions.
- Artribune republished the interview in 2017.
- Jaar was born in Santiago, Chile in 1956.
Entities
Artists
- Alfredo Jaar
Institutions
- Malmö Konsthall
- Louisiana Museum of Copenhagen
- Artribune
Locations
- Santiago
- Chile
- Malmö
- Sweden
- Copenhagen
- Denmark