ACUD Gallery
The neoliberal urge to curate a friendsgroup
March 01 – March 23, 2025
Sarah Albrecht, Oliver Bleckmann, Manuel Cornelius, Sophia Gatzkan, Jill Kiddon, Luka Naujoks and Johannes Thiel
The exhibition The Neoliberal Urge to Curate a Friendsgroup explores the neoliberal tendency to view social relationships as a strategic network - a curated portfolio of friendships, treated as a purpose-driven structure. In a culture dominated by self-promotion and social optimization, friendships are increasingly becoming a resource designed to yield personal benefits. Particularly in the art scene, many friendships have an 'instrumental' character - relationships are selected on the basis of aesthetics and value. Whether overtly conspicuous or demonstratively reserved, everyone operates within a system that follows the same rules and rewards the same behaviours.
Curated by Luka Naujoks & Johannes Thiel
Photo by Luka Naujoks
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Sarah Albrecht, Oliver Bleckmann, Manuel Cornelius, Sophia Gatzkan, Jill Kiddon, Luka Naujoks and Johannes Thiel
The exhibition The Neoliberal Urge to Curate a Friendsgroup explores the neoliberal tendency to view social relationships as a strategic network - a curated portfolio of friendships, treated as a purpose-driven structure. In a culture dominated by self-promotion and social optimization, friendships are increasingly becoming a resource designed to yield personal benefits. Particularly in the art scene, many friendships have an 'instrumental' character - relationships are selected on the basis of aesthetics and value. Whether overtly conspicuous or demonstratively reserved, everyone operates within a system that follows the same rules and rewards the same behaviours.
Curated by Luka Naujoks & Johannes Thiel
Photo by Luka Naujoks
See more