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Tiempo Muerto II (Dead Time no. 2), Anarchist Doctrine for Everybody

One-day performance and the presentation of the next part of the publication Tiempo Muerto. 

The work of Juan Pablo Macías (Mexico, 1974) shows the relationship between systems of representation and affectivity and analogically also between knowledge related to power and rebelion. Through his actions, interventions and work with archive material he aims at creating tension among instiutions, art practice and social sphere, while leaving behind the field of plain semantics and creates programmes focused directly on biological, social and economic groupment. His work has been exhibited in major art museums in Mexico and abroad.

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published7. 8. 2013
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Tiempo Muerto II (Dead Time no. 2), Anarchist Doctrine for Everybody
Confrontations in public space are becoming more virulent. Protests gain traction, social tension is on the rise. Tension as a reaction to threat, an emotional roller coaster of strong convictions. The truth of convictions is shored up by shared emotional experience. Anger, loss of hope, feelings of remorse, anxiety; the emotional ties of mutuality.
Alex constructs and, in turn, deconstructs a fluid identity that defines itself through ephemeral contributions, the power and anxiety inherent in the possibility of breaking down the boundaries between subject and object. Bold yet light-hearted, we trust the work unreservedly for its emotion and the vulnerability of the artist’s personal input.
The lecture by the internationally known Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan at the Academy of Fine Arts was introduced and accompanied by a debate with the Russianist and semiotician Tomáš Glanc. Kadan lives and works in Kiev. He works with various media, including installation, sculpture, painting and collage.