"Minimal Differences" Exhibition
WHITE BOX
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"Minimal Differences" is a multimedia exhibition and panel discussion reflecting on the effects of globalization in former Eastern European countries, now known as Central Europe. Through the scope of contemporary artists working in video, installation, photography, and performance, the exhibition explores shifting identities that relate to the meaning of this centrality, as well as the influence derived from spectacle on everyday culture, politics, and economics.
"Central Europe," the umbrella term favored among formerly "Eastern" European countries, is defined by membership, not geographical position. Although called 'central', Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, et al, remain in the periphery of continental Europe, having within their borders great differences in regard to language, religion, ethnicity, economics, and politics. THese differences become ironically minimal in light of the new economic demands that enable their survival in the global economy. Furthermore, a growing culture of spectacle continues to redefine identities according to stereotypes and self-stereotyping, manipulated according to political and economic agendas and schemes.
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Schedule
from September 15, 2010 to October 23, 2010
Panel Discussion: September 16, 6-8pm.
Opening Reception on 2010-09-15 from 18:00 to 21:00