Art Monthly, February 1st, 2008
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Playback ARC/Musee d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris October 20 to January 6
The exhibition 'Playback' was not only a show about artists' music videos, it was also a comment on the institutional condition of the museum. Curated by Anne Dressen, this exhibition symbolised a shift away from the French legacy of haute culture towards a more inclusive entertainment-based culture industry. This shift, which has been anticipated by the neighbouring Palais de Tokyo, the cradle of the 90s trend of so-called 'relational aesthetics' art, was not only manifested in the choice...
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