Missing Links
Carsten Becker, Emanuel Bernstone, Mit Borrás, Thorsten Kasper, Leon Manoloudakis, Natasha Papadopoulou, Sofia Touboura, Michaela Zimmer
9 May - 6 June 2018
curated by Frontviews e.V
Daily Lazy Projects
Sina 6 & Vissarionos 9
10680 Athens
Carsten Becker, Emanuel Bernstone, Mit Borrás, Thorsten Kasper, Leon Manoloudakis, Natasha Papadopoulou, Sofia Touboura, Michaela Zimmer
9 May - 6 June 2018
curated by Frontviews e.V
Daily Lazy Projects
Sina 6 & Vissarionos 9
10680 Athens
Mit Borras, Carsten Becker, Leon Manoloudakis, Sofia Touboura, Leon Manoloudakis
Michaela Zimmer, Emanuel Bernstone, Leon Manoloudakis
Mit Borras, Carsten Becker
Mit Borras
Mit Borras, Carsten Becker
Mit Borras, Carsten Becker
Carsten Becker, Leon Manoloudakis
Mit Borras, Carsten Becker, Leon Manoloudakis
Leon Manoloudakis, Sofia Touboura
Leon Manoloudakis, Sofia Touboura
Leon Manoloudakis, Sofia Touboura, Leon Manoloudakis
Sofia Touboura, Leon Manoloudakis
Leon Manoloudakis, Sofia Touboura, Leon Manoloudakis
Thorsten Casper, Mit Borras, Carsten Becker, Sofia Touboura
Thorsten Kasper
Thorsten Kasper, Natasha Papadopoulou
Natasha Papadopoulou, Mit Borras
Thorsten Kasper, Carsten Becker, Sofia Touboura
Thorsten Kasper, Carsten Becker, Sofia Touboura
Natasha Papadopoulou, Mit Borras
Sofia Touboura, Leon Manoloudakis
Mit Borras
Mit Borras
Natasha Papadopoulou
Natasha Papadopoulou
Natasha Papadopoulou
Natasha Papadopoulou
Leon Manoloudakis
Leon Manoloudakis
Sofia Touboura
Sofia Touboura, Emanuel Bernstone
Michaela Zimmer
Michaela Zimmer
Photos: Christos Simos
Photos: Christos Simos
Images courtesy the artists and Daily Lazy Projects
Since six years the artist-collective frontviews
returns from Berlin to make exhibitions with European Artists in Athens
strongly supported by the local Athenian Community. During this period
of time the contrasting juxtaposition of ATHENS – BERLIN turned
out to be the main discursive model for the bipolar concentration of
problems haunting the construct of Europe nowadays. Introducing various
double binds of comparisons like Poor South – Wealthy North, Common Needs – Austerity, State Property – Private Ownership or Democracy – Neoliberal Elite
to the controversy helped not only to depict this complex loop of
emergency but also increased prejudices, awarded role models and shaped
clichés. A distant northern view from a felt superior position dominated
the narratives and also the actions of the political elite.
But
especially for cultural debates, the art scene of Athens succeeded to
establish a shifted, self-confident perspective on their very own
situation and to burst the determination of a northern view. This new
self- awareness, may be condensed in the best way by the slogan: South as a State of Mind.
In 2017 this progress culminated in the Double DOCUMENTA, an
extraordinary attempt to overcome the antagonistic situation through an
open, dialectic comparison and to practice a decentralized solidarity.
The assumed good intentions of the curators' board became clear for
instance by the fact, that they incorporated especially the issues of
even this relevant, new art magazine South as a State of Mind
into the official publications of DOCUMENTA. But also the basic
structural problems of this cultural outsourcing were evident in this
example.
Now
in 2018, feeling as if quietness may have entered the relations, here
we are again to reflect on the actual situation between the two art
scenes of the capitals. What are the political correlations between the
states and how do they affect the life of an artist in one or the other
country? What are the dominating themes in the cities nowadays? In other
words: Are there links between the artistic production of the scenes? Or are we missing too many links? Are we searching for connections, maybe now more than ever before? Could it be, that the superior double bind- narrative
has lost importance and even does not affect the cultural class at all?
Are we indeed more connected than we think by living an artist life
more or less excluded from the promises of prosperity, that the
neoliberal class enforces, no matter if south or north?
Frontviews Berlin follows these questions with »Missing Links« hosted be Daily Lazy in Athens. And frontviews will host a show by Daily Lazy later this year in Berlin. By bringing together some works and their originators, we try to maintain and refresh our bonds face to face.
Stephan KleeFrontviews Berlin follows these questions with »Missing Links« hosted be Daily Lazy in Athens. And frontviews will host a show by Daily Lazy later this year in Berlin. By bringing together some works and their originators, we try to maintain and refresh our bonds face to face.