Thomas Hirschhorn: Utopia, Utopia

The conceptual leaping-off point for this new exhibition by Thomas Hirschhorn is the prevalence of "camouflage" in contemporary culture and politics—as a fashion insignia and as an emblem of battle in the current conflicts in Afganistan and Iraq.

The militarization of the self that triggers Hirschhorn's investigation will be dramatized in Utopia's sprawling presentation, which will incorporate traditional display elements from museums of art, history, technology, fashion, and war.

The artist has called this a "headless" exhibition—pure energy, no easy answers—and he is treating its abundant signage, illustrations, interpretive material, mannequins, vitrines, and artworks as actions for opening up knowledge rather than figures of conclusion.

Co-organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

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Thomas Hirschhorn
Utopia, Utopia = One World, One War, One Army, One Dress