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March 1997 |
The Marco Polo Syndrome |
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nbk 4/5, 1995. Cover: |
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In April 1995, the House of World Cultures in Berlin organized the symposium The Marco Polo Syndrome. Problems of intercultural communication in art theory and curatorial practice. After the symposium Gerhard Haupt, who developed the idea and the concept, and Bernd M. Scherer, at that time HKW, edited the issue 4/5 1995 of the magazine neue bildende kunst in close cooperation with the publisher. It contains the edited papers of the symposium, as well as further contributions to the topic. Contents and some texts: Introduction A global art scene? Marco Polo and the Other Cultures Opaque Rooms, or the Processes of Cultural Construction Here comes Everybody. Relations of Power and Cultural Exchange "Decolonizing the Mind" as a "Voyage in". About Edward Saïd's "Culture and Imperialism" The Other in the Land of the Globetrotters The World of Differences. Notes about art, globalization, and periphery The Corruption in the Arts / the Art of Corruption Images of Japan: Baron von Stillfried Rathenicz, Paul Graham Production of World Images: About the Traditional Grammar of Contemporary Imagery Art from the African continent The Marco Polo Syndrome Five Good Reasons for Travelling Far Away European Art as a Special Ethnological Case About the Reception of Black-Australian Art in Europe Dialogue of Cultures? Configura 2 or the "Erfurter Method" The Mask of Universality Why one more Biennial, Mr. Lee? Mongols in the Palace. East Asian Art in Venice 1995 Comparisons. Developments of the International Cultural Exchange Ethno, what Ethno? Artistical Practice at the Interior Periphery Statement and works of artists: Pat Binder Zvi Goldstein Marina Abramovic Sharif Waked Rasheed Araeen A photographical essay on Mexico by Ulrich Wüst illustrates the first section of the issue.
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