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artists & participants
Jean-Michel Alberola,
Dave Allen,
Jacques Andre,
David Askevold,
Charlotte Beaudry,
David Claerbout,
Corita Kent,
Quentin de Briey,
Damien De Lepeleire,
Douglas Gordon,
Dan Graham,
Patrick Guns,
Daniel Johnston,
David Lamelas,
Gauthier Leroy,
Jacques Lizene,
Christian Marclay,
Dieter Meier,
Angelica Mesiti,
Jonathan Monk,
Johan Muyle,
Dennis Oppenheim,
Tony Oursler,
Steven Parrino,
Raymond Pettibon,
Allen Ruppersberg,
Catherine Sullivan,
Dennis Tyfus,
Joris van de Moortel,
Alan Vega
press release
Since the '60s, rock has, alongside other so-called popular cultures such as S.F., been one of the new areas explored by visual artists who find it a wonderful source of inspiration and energy. Derived from blues and country, country American music, rock is a typically teenage culture whose history moves between industrial fun and suburban revolt. Celebrated with nostalgia or parodied with virulence, its ‘religion’ haunts, from Pop Art, a complete side to modern art, with its electric and devilish distortions. From political revolt to identity crisis, not to mention artistic nihilism.