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Head to Head – Political Portraits
31.10.2008 – 22.2.2009
Halle
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Commissioned by the Kennedy for President Committee, A Time For Greatness – Kennedy for President, Boston 1960
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Anonymous, Change we can believe in – Obama ’08, US 2007, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Poster Collection, ZHdK |
"Head to Head - Political Portraits" shows the communicative patterns that politicians - no matter whether they are currently in a campaign or long since in office - use to curry favor with the electorate. The exhibition offers insight into visual strategies for image making, gaining prestige, and demolishing opponents.
Four personalities from world politics - Lenin, Che Guevara, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Arnold Schwarzenegger - were selected to be presented in greater detail in this exhibition because of their iconographic significance.
In addition, several contributions from artists shed light on aspects of the political portrait that have never been seen in this way before. The paintings of the presidents of Zurich’s cantonal government are also being exhibited publicly for the first time, along with dozens of official portraits from heads of states from every continent that were made available especially for this project. The affirmative world of politicians is mirrored in biting satire and demolition.
www.nations-of-the-world.org
Publication accompanying the exhibition
"Poster Collection" 19, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, ed.
Kopf an Kopf − Politikerporträts / Head to Head − Political Portraits
With an essay by Thomas Macho and contributions from Christian Brändle, Sabina Brändli, Bettina Richter, Nicolas Righetti, Ulrich Schmid, Francesco Vezzoli, and Klaus Waschik
G/E, 200 color illustrations, Lars Müller Publishers, CHF 46
Program accompanying the exhibition
Discussion at the exhibition: Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 7.30 pm
The Decision: Image and Visions of the American Presidential Candidates
Isabelle Jacobi, producer of "Echo der Zeit", SR DRS, Zürich
Jürgen Häusler, social scientist, CEO Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux, Zurich
Chair: Daniel Weber, editor-in-chief of "NZZ Folio", Zurich
Discussion at the exhibition: Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 7.30 pm
Vote for Me! How Images are Formed
Bastien Girod, member of the Swiss National Council, Zurich
Marcus Knill, communication consultant, Uhwiesen
Regula Stämpfli, political scientist, Brussels and Bern
Chair: Karin Salm, editor of SR DRS 2, Zurich
Guided tours
| November 2008 |
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2.11. |
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2.00 pm |
Bettina Richter, Curator Poster Collection, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
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| Wen, |
5.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Christian Brändle, Director Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and Curator of the exhibition
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| Wen, |
12.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Françoise Krattinger, Research Associate, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
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| Wen, |
19.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Verena Formanek, Head of Collections, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich |
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26.11. |
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6.30 pm |
Angeli Sachs, Head of Exhibitions, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich |
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December 2008
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3.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Bettina Richter |
| Sun, |
7.12. |
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2.00 pm |
Cynthia Gavranic, Curator, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich |
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10.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Cynthia Gavranic |
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17.12. |
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6.30 pm |
Angeli Sachs |
January 2009 |
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4.1. |
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2.00 pm |
Sabrina Baumgartner, Research Assistant IPMZ - Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research Zurich |
| Wen, |
7.1. |
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6.30 pm |
Angeli Sachs |
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14.1. |
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6.30 pm |
Christian Brändle |
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21.1. |
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6.30 pm |
Bettina Richter |
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28.1. |
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6.30 pm |
Verena Formanek |
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February 2009
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| Sun, |
1.2. |
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2.00 pm |
Sabrina Baumgartner |
| Wen, |
4.2. |
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6.30 pm |
Christian Brändle |
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11.2. |
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6.30 pm |
Verena Formanek |
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18.2. |
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6.30 pm |
Françoise Krattinger |
Preview
Press Clips
NZZ, 10.11.08
St. Galler Tagblatt, 4.11.08
TSI, Telegiornale 4.11.08
art-tv.ch
NZZ Folio 3.11.08
SF1 Tagesschau 2.11.08
DRS 2 aktuell 1.11.08
Südostschweiz, 1.11.08
Züritipp 30.10.08
We are grateful for the support of
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