Groene Pasen
Exhibition catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Dont Daenens Museum in Belgium from September 2, 1997 to March 31, 1997.
Curator and critic Bart Cassiman, a Belgian curator, questioned the rapid acceleration of everything due to the development of technology and media. I tried to reconsider the way art is received in the times. The sincere attitude and words that can be seen below are not outdated even after more than 20 years have passed, and I would like to pay attention to how he tried to raise issues not only through words but also through art.
"It goes without saying that the mediaization of video has changed our viewing behavior significantly. New media and technologies such as video, (satellite) TV, CD-ROM, and the Internet are profoundly changing and influencing our viewing habits.The speed of these media can reduce the audience to a passive direct object. The concentration, reflexes, patience, and slowness required by art are often diametrically opposed to the perception of time appropriate to the new medium – it takes time to understand a work of art. Just as the nature and characteristics of novels and poems determine the pace of reading, the viewer of a work of art also determines the amount of time and time spent viewing it. We have to be aware that the time to think is determined.The view that has existed in all ages, such as grasping and understanding a work by seeing it in the same way, whether it is complete or not, has become firmly established in the society of the late 20th century, which is directly linked to consumption. -- Our way of life is hasty, and haste is the enemy of art.After all, the truth of a work of art is fundamentally different from the truth of a train schedule. Artworks of any importance or level are not directly accessible (although I do not deny that some works of art can create meaning in an instant). You have to do the work, and the work takes time.- An exhibition is not a TV program.- Responding to art means first abandoning yourself and accessing a realm where new things are born. Because this necessary attitude consequently requires a certain attitude, an open mind and, above all, a lot of time.Only then can art become a part of our reality, our things. , can change the way you see the world, and only then can art open the door to access your own dimension beneath the dust and burden of everyday life. For the first time, it becomes clear that art is something that requires slow attention.” – Excerpts from the text by Bart Cassiman in reponse to his exhibiton "Groene Pasen"
Writers
Dianne Hagen/Carla Klein/Aglaia Konrad/Peter Rogiers/Robert Suermondt/Stephen Wilks
First edition 1500 copies.
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Title: Groene Pasen
Artist: Various
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenenss, 1997
Softcover, perfect binding
225 x 170 x 11 mm
Text in Dutch and English
First edition of 1500 copies
ISBN: 907603401X
¥4,900 + tax
Condition: Good Although there is writing in , it is always good.
*About the condition of the old book
Mint: Brand new, unopened
Very Good: Very good
Good: General condition for an old book. There are some scratches and stains due to aging.
Acceptable: There are notable tears and stains. Intended for reading purposes.