Gallerie Erna Hecey
Rue des fabriques 1c
1000 Brussels
28 May – 8 August
MARKET FORCES
Curated by Peter Scott
Michael Ashkin, David Baskin, Betty Beaumont, Gretchen Bender, Dara Birnbaum, Jef Geys, Dan Graham, Louise Lawler, Alex MacLean, Diane Nerwen, Filip Noterdaeme, Sigmar Polke, Walter Robinson, Ron Rocheleau, Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, Heidi Schlatter, Peter Scott, Monika Sziladi, Momoyo Torimitsu, JeongMee Yoon
"Market Forces addresses the euphoric consumer culture of the last decade that manifested itself in a seeming overflow of goods and services and an explosion of luxury housing development that now dominates the urban landscape. The term is derived from laissez-faire economic theory and refers to a hands-off approach to the ‘natural order’ of supply and demand. Used in this context, it is meant to invoke skepticism concerning the almost religious belief in, and militant protection of, our god-given right to consume. This two-part exhibition is intended to be as inclusive as the market is pervasive, with work that addresses the influence of consumerism on personality, labor, politics, and the built environment."
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[Text and graphic from the gallery website. Cross-posted to Signal Fire.]
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