Alfredo Jaar, Ronald Jones
Magasin 3 Projekt (Djurgårdsbrunn)
Both Alfredo Jaar and Ronald Jones belong to the post-avant-garde that uses art to scrutinize the relationship between politics and culture. In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp, they infiltrate and manipulate various systems of representation. By acting as a couple of “undercover agents,” they attempt to undermine the infrastructure of the assigned, detached order of the world.
Jaar created an installation specifically for the context of this large space. As in most of his recent work, this three-part installation consists of photographic transparencies installed in light boxes. But in distinction