Friday, January 21, 2011

On the rise of right-wing populism and what it means for contemporary art


Issue #22 of e-flux journal takes as its topic the rise of right-wing populism in the US and Europe and what it means for contemporary art. Titled Idiot Wind, the issue begins with an introduction by guest editors Paul Chan and Sven Lutticken.
  
"The global financial crisis that began in 2008 continues to impoverish countries by exposing them to punishing economic forces that seem neither controllable nor accountable to the sociality from which they spring. And like clockwork, right-wing populist movements in the US and Europe step onto the social stage to reassert the will of 'The People' in these great times." Read more...