I M A G I N E W O R L D S – allora, dopo, oggi

Kunst Meran Merano Arte, Merano, Italy

23rd Feb to 19th May – 2024,

Curated by Harald F. Theiss,

The exhibition brings together a diverse roster of international artists engaging myth, identity, and collective memory, including:Astha Butail, Julia Bünnagel, Andrea Canepa, Zuzanna Czebatul, Margret Eicher, Nadine Fecht, Philipp Fürhofer, Jeppe Hein, John Isaacs, Kubra Khademi, Alexander Kluge & Jonathan Meese, Oliver Laric, Kris Lemsalu, Philip Loersch, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Nasan Tur; and a participatory project by Mirja Reuter & Florian Gass.

The exhibition creates a platform where visual art critically relates to historical text, revealing how epic narratives evolve in collective memory.Curated by Harald F. Theiss, the exhibition blends cultural archaeology with speculative imagination, encouraging viewers to envision old stories anew.The inclusion of artists like Astha Butail aligns with Merano Arte’s mission to foreground voices from the global South and marginal narratives, enriching European museum discourses through cross-cultural contrast and dialogue.

“Ongoing Conversations with the Sky 20, Night before and Day after the Red Moon Sky” (2022) by Astha Butail is featured in this exhibition, which along with others, delves into socio-political relevance and identity formation, particularly examining the interaction between visual and written languages.