In the exhibition What the modern era has gained in civility it has lost in poetic inspiration artist Joris Lindhout and curator Maaike Gouwenberg deconstruct the romantic and mythical image Hollywood has created of the Southern States, which are labeled ‘failed’ by neo-liberalism.
Starting from Southern Gothic literature a three month long road trip led them through the sun-suffused darkness of the chubby underbelly of America, which bulges over its bible belt. In their shiny raven Ford Explorer they examined the grounds described by writers like William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, James Dickey, Cormac McCarthy, and Harry Crews in terms of discrimination, fundamentalist Christianity, xenophobic hillbillies, cultural deserts, poverty to name but a few.
What the modern era has gained in civility it has lost in poetic inspiration shows the Southern States through the eyes of artists, musicians and documentary filmmakers from the South, or with years of fascination for the area. How does life look at the other side of the myth?
APPOINTMENTS
OPENING 3 september, 19.00 hrs
EXHIBITION From the 3rd of september till the 15th of october
EVENTS
8 september, 20.00 hrs
Stranger with a Camera
Documentary and introduction
22 september, 20.00 hrs
Lecture performance by Jeremiah Day
In collaboration with Maaike Gouwenberg and Joris Lindhout
24 september, 20.00 hrs as part of TodaysArt
The Root of Bluegrass
With live and recorded music Theo Marks and Han Orsel will draw an image of a region which gave birth to some of the most beautiful and influential music during an absolute ethical low of Western modern times
24th of September
Booklaunch
WHAT THE MODERN ERA HAS GAINED IN CIVILITY IT HAS LOST IN POETIC INSPIRATION is supported by: Stroom Den Haag, Gemeente Den Haag, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Fonds BKVB, Materiaal Fonds and Tennessee Arts Commission and the University of Memphis.
Thanks to: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam en USDA, ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Georgia
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