The Balcony
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28/06/2024 • 28/09/2024
The Promise of Ruin(s), Chapter 7 - Céline Berger, Cathleen Owens and Thijs Linssen
The exhibition Eternal Sunshine of the Restless Mind looks at the competitive and repetitive cycle of (self)employment in late capitalism, where labor and leisure often blur into one continuous loop. Endless work is driven by the possibility of free time and simultaneously burdened by it, as the individual internalizes guilt over being unproductive. Are we flirting with capital’s fantasy of producing while taking time off? What tricks do we play on ourselves to bandage alienation, keep on working, and call it resting?
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About The Balcony
The Balcony is an exhibition and curatorial platform based in The Hague, founded in 2018 by Arthur Cordier & Valentino Russo. The Balcony curates exhibitions supporting the presentation of upcoming practices with a focus on alternative formats of display, keen on collaborations and often unconventional locations. Starting 2023 The Balcony is initiated by Arthur Cordier (BE), Valentino Russo (IT), Abril Cisneros (ES/MX), Mari Kolcheva (BG) and Ariane Toussaint (FR/ES).
