The artwork “THIS COULD BE A PLACE OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE” by Braco Dimitrijević points to the ambiguity of history. Braco Dimitrijević: “There is no mistake in history, all history is a mistake” is based in his visions of a post-historical time that replaces linear historiography and allows the coexistence of different values and diverse perspectives. The fictional, post-historical arrangements of his oeuvre are based on this assumption, in which Braco Dimitrijević counteracts historical relevance criteria, among other things, by combining historical “signatures” with everyday objects. In his project “Casual Passers-by” he shows photographs of passers-by that he happened to meet on the street on large-format banners outdoors. The artists involved in the exhibition expand this spectrum of possibilities for post-historical events with their own visions that undermine our common understanding of “historicity”. This happens against the backdrop of the debate about historical relevance, Wikipedia and the cult of personality. Among other things, they play with the possibilities of “attributing meaning” to how historical people, places or events can be celebrated or created (curation: Dirk Großer).
+++ 1 work by Braco Dimitrijević will be realized on the facade of the gatehouse.