Artforum, February 1st, 2006
Hans Haacke
PAULA COOPER GALLERY
Hans Haacke is never without an agenda; for almost forty years, he has been investigating, exposing, and protesting, refusing to be silent in the face of corporate crime, governmental corruption, and artworld mischief. He's a perennial whistle-blower with a long and notable history of social activism and doesn't blanch at the problematic designation of "political artist." Frequently, he names names: Jesse Helms, Philip Morris, Daimler-Benz, Deutsche Bank, and Ronald Reagan have all figured in an ever-growing pantheon of culprits.
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