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September 14, 2004
Under Capricorn: Art in the Age of Globalisation
| Title | Under Capricorn: Art in the Age of Globalisation | |
| Author | Wystan Curnow and Dorine Mignot | |
| Publisher | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam/City Gallery Wellington, Amsterdam | |
| Date | 1996 | |
| ISBN | 90 5006 107 9 | |
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| In the face of the present upsurge in the global traffic in words and images, public art institutions - in a sense the immovable fixtures of the art world - have had to reconsider their modus operandi. 'The World Over - Under Capricorn' proposes a number of ways for an art institution to remain not only viable but pivotal in a world that is close to becoming what André Malraux called a 'museum without walls'. It is an exhibition aimed at showing how contemporary art sheds light on living on a shrinking planet. 'The World Over' links two cities, Amsterdam and Wellington, and two countries, the Netherlands and New Zealand. 'The World Over - Under Capricorn' is 'Under Capricorn II', the second in a bi-annual series of international art events. Catalogue for the exhibition 'Under Capricorn', June 29 - August 18, 1996 in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. At more or less the same time an exhibition was held in New Zealand: 'The World Over' in the City Gallery Wellington. The Netherlands Design Institute was one of the contributors in this project. | ||
Posted by Books Editor at September 14, 2004 09:33 PM