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darek kondefer - images of contemporary art under the title go shopping

There had always been images of saints. I never wondered why it had been so. An evening prayer had always been in front of an image. In fact, it had been a prayer to an image only, an image which could either be cheaply bought or had been given away on any occasion. Similar images are ever-present in my life to this day.

Idealized ladies and gentlemen are virtually everywhere. I am surrounded by images. They include a promise of a new, better world, which can be obtained in exchange for a couple of pieces of silver. Not a high price to pay for the entrance into the commercial sacred. But, by doing so, will I regain the peace of mind? Will I become a better man?

Or perhaps it is only for a short while? Perhaps the portrayed “saints” want me to surrender to objects of temporary worship? I am already theirs and setting myself free will not be easy. Surely – socially, it will prove positive. My faith will become more focused on successive “indispensable” goods. With each act of buying, I fuel the economy, hence I am a cogwheel in a huge machinery. Is this the foundation of contemporary faith? Are we to become operated by advertisements, the media, the society or the government? Is this our ideal world conveyed by commercial images?

Today’s images do not promise happiness in another life. It can be bought here and now – all I need to do is to pass through theft detectors and enter the “sphere of the sacred of a shopping mall”. After all, this is where we find all that is needed for our temporal salvation. For the time being! When the new season comes, new attributes of “salvation” will have to be bought. Money must always be circulating. Indeed, just as the Earth revolves around the Sun, we revolve around money.

ENGLISH: Dealer Emmanuel Perrotin at FIAC 2021. Art Basel Investor James Murdoch. Elena Filipovic Becomes Director of Switzerland's Kunstmuseum Basel. Noah Horowitz took over as Art Basel's chief executive in November 2022. Jean-François Belisle Named New Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada. Sukanya Rajaratnam, New York Dealer, Joins White Cube. Whitworth Taps Sook-Kyung Lee as Director. Manuel Segade Named Director of Reina Sofía. The group exhibition “To Bend the Ear of the Outer World: Conversations on contemporary abstract painting” opened in Gagosian’s gallery, curated by art historian and curator Gary Garrels. Laura Attanasio, Pace's senior director to head the gallery's new office in Berlin. The Salzburger Kunstverein has announced curator Mirela Baciak as its next director. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, one of the world’s most influential curators and museum directors, will retire. Qatari Collector and Curator Mohammed Al Thani. Anton Vidokle to Curate 14th Shanghai Biennale. Gagosian is closing its Britannia Street outpost in north London. Nicolas Bourriaud to Direct 15th Gwangju Biennale. MoMA PS1 Has Named Connie Butler, Chief Curator at the Hammer Museum in L.A.. Art Basel has announced that Maike Cruse the director of Gallery Weekend Berlin will serve as the first-ever director of its Swiss fair. Eva Respini to Step Down as ICA Boston Chief Curator. Ruth Erickson, a senior curator at the museum ICA Boston.
GERMAN: Händler Emmanuel Perrotin auf der FIAC 2021. James Murdoch, Investor der Art Basel. Elena Filipovic wird Direktorin des Schweizerischen Kunstmuseums Basel. Noah Horowitz hat im November 2022 die Leitung der Art Basel übernommen. Jean-François Belisle wird neuer Direktor und CEO der National Gallery of Canada. Sukanya Rajaratnam, New Yorker Händler, schließt sich White Cube an. Whitworth ernennt Sook-Kyung Lee zum Direktor. Manuel Segade zum Direktor des Reina Sofía ernannt. Die Gruppenausstellung "To Bend the Ear of the Outer World: Gespräche über zeitgenössische abstrakte Malerei" in der Galerie Gagosian eröffnet, die von dem Kunsthistoriker und Kurator Gary Garrels kuratiert wurde. Laura Attanasio, Senior Director von Pace, leitet das neue Büro der Galerie in Berlin. Der Salzburger Kunstverein hat die Kuratorin Mirela Baciak zu seiner neuen Direktorin ernannt. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, eine der einflussreichsten Kuratorinnen und Museumsdirektorinnen der Welt, geht in den Ruhestand. Der katarische Sammler und Kurator Mohammed Al Thani. Anton Vidokle kuratiert die 14. Shanghai Biennale. Gagosian schließt seine Zweigstelle in der Britannia Street im Norden Londons. Nicolas Bourriaud leitet die 15. Gwangju-Biennale. MoMA PS1 hat Connie Butler zur Chefkuratorin des Hammer Museums in L.A. ernannt.. Die Art Basel hat bekannt gegeben, dass Maike Cruse, die Direktorin des Gallery Weekend Berlin, zum ersten Mal die Leitung der Schweizer Messe übernehmen wird. Eva Respini tritt als Chefkuratorin des ICA Boston zurück. Ruth Erickson, leitende Kuratorin am Museum ICA Boston.


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