Populism Exhibition Travels Across Four European Venues in 2005
The exhibition titled 'Populism,' curated by Lars Bang Larsen, Cristina Ricupero, and Nicolaus Schafhausen, took place from April to September 2005 at CAC Vilnius, Musée national d'art, architecture et design Oslo, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Frankfurter Kunstverein. Featuring approximately forty artists, it offered a critique of modern populism and included a theoretical text, 'The Populism Reader.' Among the highlighted pieces were Marc Bijl's 'The Party Is Over' (2003), Superflex's 'Superdanish' (2004-2005), Martin Le Chevallier's 'Safe Society' (2003), and Jokob S. Boeskov's 'Danes for Bush' (2004). The exhibition wrapped up with Henrik Plenge Jakobsen's 'Circus Pentium' (2005). Curators drew on insights from Chantal Mouffe and Dieter Lesage regarding the essence of populism.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Populism' organized by Lars Bang Larsen, Cristina Ricupero, and Nicolaus Schafhausen
- Held at four venues: CAC Vilnius, Musée national d'art, architecture et design Oslo, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Frankfurter Kunstverein
- Ran from April to September 2005
- Included a theoretical publication 'The Populism Reader' with essays by academics, philosophers, and sociologists
- Featured around forty artists critiquing contemporary populism
- Notable works: Marc Bijl's 'The Party Is Over', Superflex's 'Superdanish', Martin Le Chevallier's 'Safe Society', Jokob S. Boeskov's 'Danes for Bush'
- Thomas Hirschhorn's documentation included after his exhibition caused partial withdrawal of Swiss government subsidies
- Concluded with Henrik Plenge Jakobsen's 'Circus Pentium' (2005) featuring a stuffed lion before a circus tent
Entities
Artists
- Lars Bang Larsen
- Cristina Ricupero
- Nicolaus Schafhausen
- Marc Bijl
- Superflex
- Martin Le Chevallier
- Jokob S. Boeskov
- Susanne Jirkuff
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Henrik Plenge Jakobsen
- Chantal Mouffe
- Dieter Lesage
- Guy Debord
- Martin Luther King
Institutions
- CAC Vilnius
- Musée national d'art, architecture et design Oslo
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Frankfurter Kunstverein
- Lukas & Sternberg
- Danish national television
Locations
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Oslo
- Norway
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Baghdad
- Iraq
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —