Experience 'The Ends of a Long Boom,' the first European solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Ho Rui An at Kunsthalle Wien. This presentation features compelling video installations and artworks that critically analyze the pervasive impact of neoliberalism. Delve into its complex ramifications across media, cultural production, and enduring legacies of imperialism, particularly within East-West dynamics.
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The Ends of a Long Boom is the first solo European exhibition by Singapore-based artist Ho Rui An. It features video installations and new works that analyze the pervasive influence of neoliberalism, exploring its complex ramifications in media, cultural production, and the lingering legacies of imperialism, particularly concerning East-West relations.
This exhibition presents 'The Ends of a Long Boom,' the inaugural solo presentation in Europe by Singapore-based artist Ho Rui An. The exhibition showcases recent video installations and newly created artworks that delve into the insidious pervasiveness of neoliberalism across global economies, social imaginaries, and the very sense of time. Ho Rui An's essayistic practice meticulously analyzes the complex ramifications of late-capitalist ideology within media and cultural production, paying special attention to the racialized dynamics between the 'East' and 'West' and the persistent legacies of imperialism. The exhibition's title draws ironic resonance from an optimistic 1997 essay predicting sustained economic growth through 2020, a scenario that never materialized. In the context of 2021, amidst a global pandemic and backlash against neoliberalism, the exhibition critically probes the persistent fantasy of renewed, equitable capitalism. Through precisely staged lecture-performances and installations, Ho navigates between storytelling, iconographic inquiries, economic analyses, and journalistic investigations. By blending economic literature, Hollywood films, and museum displays, the artist adeptly addresses diverse layers of human understanding and imaginaries, demonstrating how fiction and ideology are intertwined and mutually conditioning.
For information regarding the education program and scheduling inquiries, contact [email protected]. The exhibition is located at Karlsplatz, Kunsthalle Wien. A related performance, 'The Economy Enters the People,' is scheduled for September 18, 2021, at Halle G in Vienna’s Museumsquartier.
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