In an era defined by so keen an interest in the past, it is only natural that subjects such as sorrow, forgetfulness and history should also permeate contemporary artistic expression. The group exhibition Loss includes photographs, installations, sculptures and video works by approximately twenty artists actively engaged in investigating these topics. The works on display follow three main lines of inquiry: works that constitute innovative alternatives to the Western world’s traditional concepts of monuments, works that in themselves are comments on existing monuments, and works that, in a broader sense, take up the issue of collective memory.
Participating artists are: Lida Abdul, Christian Boltanski, Jon Brunberg, Matthew Buckingham, Ann Böttcher, Sophie Calle, Mona Hatoum, Emily Jacir, Regina José Galindo, Alejandra Lundén, Deimantas Narkevicius, Zoran Naskovski, Emily Prince, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Esther Shalev-Gerz, Sissel Tolaas and Kara Walker. Brunberg, Böttcher, Lundén, Prince and Shalev-Gerz are exhibiting new or significantly updated works.
Nicolas Bourriaud, Curator of Contemporary Art, Tate Britain, inaugurates the exhibition.
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