[1], in early 2007, Thomas Hirschhorn wrote about the philosopher Jacques Rancière, and mentioned that when the young people of the suburbs of Paris, or of any city in the world, expressed themselves by burning cars in front of their homes, they ignited the fire of anguish, the flame of alarm. They attracted universal attention, and reminded people that the flame of equality would always remain lit.
Through Jacques Rancière’s book Le maître ignorant, and the character of the schoolmaster Joseph Jacotot, the artist had interpreted that the flame of equality is an eternal flame, and that therefore the vindications or signs to maintain that flame would never pass. And the essential thing, in the words of the artist himself:The game is not over.
Time has shown us that, in effect, the game, and the fire, are not over. We live in an age when the emergence of anguish, wars, borders, social movements, violence in the name of freedom and equality, have not ceased to increase. Events that indicate to us that that flame will never be extinguished.
[1]Thomas Hirschhorn. “Eternal Flame. On Jacques Rancière”.Text written for Artforum, XLV, no. 7, March 2007, p. 268
Meeting with the curator, Ignacio Cabrero. Thursday 14th July at 7 pm. Free activity.
Meeting with groups taking Thomas Hirschhorn’s work Equality Float. An agora at Es Baluard open to the public. Tuesday 6th September at 6 pm. Free activity.
Meeting with Thomas Hirschhorn and Ignacio Cabrero. 8th September at 7 pm. This activity will be in English. Free activity.
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[1], in early 2007, Thomas Hirschhorn wrote about the philosopher Jacques Rancière, and mentioned that when the young people of the suburbs of Paris, or of any city in the world, expressed themselves by burning cars in front of their homes, they ignited the fire of anguish, the flame of alarm. They attracted universal attention, and reminded people that the flame of equality would always remain lit.
Through Jacques Rancière’s book Le maître ignorant, and the character of the schoolmaster Joseph Jacotot, the artist had interpreted that the flame of equality is an eternal flame, and that therefore the vindications or signs to maintain that flame would never pass. And the essential thing, in the words of the artist himself:The game is not over.
Time has shown us that, in effect, the game, and the fire, are not over. We live in an age when the emergence of anguish, wars, borders, social movements, violence in the name of freedom and equality, have not ceased to increase. Events that indicate to us that that flame will never be extinguished.
[1]Thomas Hirschhorn. “Eternal Flame. On Jacques Rancière”.Text written for Artforum, XLV, no. 7, March 2007, p. 268
Meeting with the curator, Ignacio Cabrero. Thursday 14th July at 7 pm. Free activity.
Meeting with groups taking Thomas Hirschhorn’s work Equality Float. An agora at Es Baluard open to the public. Tuesday 6th September at 6 pm. Free activity.
Meeting with Thomas Hirschhorn and Ignacio Cabrero. 8th September at 7 pm. This activity will be in English. Free activity.
