RIDICULOUSLY YOURS?!

In modernism, and especially in the classical avant-gardes of the early 20th century, there is a very specific dialectic at work: on the one hand, there are bold innovations, radical negation, and aesthetic dogmas. On the other, there is also an infectious kind of laughter. "Enthusiastic awkwardness" or clumsiness was the basis of many artproductions and still is today. The humor of catastrophe and bad taste, Dadaism, camp, trash culture (B- and Z-movies), science fiction, and horror are some of the many facets that will be presented ...[Read more]