ARS 01: Unfolding Perspectives.KIASMA Held approximately once every six years, the ARS exhibitions might be dubbed the Nordic Documenta--for both its near-half-decade frequency and the scope of its program. Gurated by Tuula Arkio, Maaretta Jaukkuri, Patrik Nyberg, and JariPekka Vanhala, the sixth installment comprises work by seventy-six international artists. The critical fulcrum this time out is cultural hybridization 1. crossbreeding; the act or process of producing hybrids. 2. molecular hybridization 3. formation of a heterokaryon by fusion of two somatic cells, usually of different species. 4. in chemistry, a procedure whereby orbitals of intermediate energy and desired directional character are constructed. and globalism. And with a little luck the latter won't prove merely a shorthand for Western values: "Unfolding Perspectives" promises to avoid the pitfalls that trip up so many well-meaning attempts to represent "other" people and cultures. Sept. 30-Jan. 20.
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