| |
Popcorn and politics -Activists of Art
The display of the Museum's collections from the 1960s onwards
16 February to Spring 2003
2nd and 3rd floors
The exhibition highlights works in Kiasma's collections which
illustrate the impact of the 1960s and '70s in contemporary art.
The themes throughout the exhibition are pacifism, nature protection,
critique of bourgeois values, sexual liberation, utopias, and
technological optimism. The same themes run through all the exhibits
in the show, from the 1960s to the present.
Points of View:
What
is Pop Art Made Of? - American Wonders, Patriotism, Advertisements, Politics.
Maritta Mellais, Researcher, The Central Art Archives
Pills and Politics - Images of Gender and Sexuality from the 1960s to the 21st Century
Leena-Maija Rossi, Docent in Art History
Popcorn in Contemporary Art. Spectacle and Social Conscience
Leevi Haapala, Researcher, The Central Art Archives
Happening
- Event as Art
Arja Elovirta, Ph. Lic.
|
|
> Suomeksi
