|
|
 |
Fragments of Contemporary identities
Curated by Charlotte Mailler (Switzerland) |
The group of artists I have chosen find common ground on a thematic
level, since, in a general sense, they all examine questions of identity
and of the representation or value of tradition in our contemporary
culture. Although in each case, these aspects are subject to a specific
and different analysis in each case, it is worthwhile to point out
a few shared points of reflection. When speaking of identity, the
question of belonging to a nation and to a culture of reference is
fundamental. Here, the perspective is different as it looks at the
value certain forms of tradition represent today and at the new aspects
of identity assigned to our contemporary epoch. Likewise, such a reflection
in itself takes one to a more subjective level, accentuating all the
disparate factors that make up our contemporary vision and that shape,
in their own way, a part of the intimate identity of each individual.
While many of the selected artists are from Switzerland, most of the
others have personal ties with the country. The 1990s saw a flourishing
Helvetian artistic panorama benefiting enormously from the attention
received both at home and abroad. The energy and forces that animated
this climate have begun to wane, or, perhaps, to simply change, leaving
space for other trends—signs of a transition underway. This
selection presents, in a sense, a ‘state of places’ of
momentary national context, with the diversity and the complexity
of singular poetics being emphasized without exhaustive pretensions.
Artists:
Valentin Carron
Stefane Dafflon
San Keller
Zilla Leutenegger
Petra Mrzyk
& Jean-François Moriceau
Amy O'Neill
Rébecca
S.
Tessa M. den Uyl
|
|
|
|
