… to make the show complete (darlings summer tour 2008)….
i went to see this expo in dresden. though the curator (Susanne Weiß) idolizes the way drugs have been used in prehistoric times [integrated in religious ceremonies, drugs were used to achieve a different state of mind and to constitute new and different ], she strictly isolates the way drugs are being used in the contemporary times…. According to her, nowadays drugs are being taken simply for apprearance reasons, to comply to the contemporary beauty ideals: fit, beautiful, awake and slim. I haven’t seen that many fit drug users, I must admit….
the Mrs Weiß seems to have been a bit under the influence when choosing a sony entertainment video, which was even stated on the artistic credits as such. huiii…. well, the shaky home made videos really made you fall over, not less disappointing the primary school-standard photographs. maybe i was a bit too much on an ego trip when visiting the expo? after leaving the gallery i went straight to the detox hospital…. no chance….
well, well, there were two artworks that really flashed me: Ulf Aminde’s ego print, a beautifully elaborated piece of canvas, the letters “ich” (german for me….) stamped by hand.
Kunsthaus Dresden
Städtische Galerie für Gegenwartskunst in Dresden
Rähnitzgasse 8
01097 Dresden
Germany
