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Prague Biennale 1 The peripheries become the center Veletrcní
palác Invited by Michal Kolecek (Czech Republic), RG presents a group of wooden figures "United
Native Country" height of 2.5 m The group
of figures are oversized smoking figures inspired by the form
canon of the folk art of East German Ore Mountains. The family
symbolizes a scene from the demonstrations in autumn 1989.
It marks an upheaval in the identity of the East Germans.
One indication for this is the change of the slogan "We
are the people" into "We are One Nation". Like
in many other former Eastern Bloc states it marks a reorientation
towards a western value system. The chance of making use of
own creative opportunities was missed very fast. The pure
assumption of western value systems limits the chances to
an active development. Which own values can new candidates
bring into a united Europe? List
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artistic venture at the point of intersection between art and society |