MINDBOMBS: Visual Cultures of Political Violence

RAF, NSU and IS are acronyms of terrorist groups whose extremist propaganda and political violence challenge the visual arts to react decisively. The exhibition catalogue therefore opens up a highly topical artistic perspective on the history and political iconography of modern terrorism.

For the first time, three sections comparatively examine the effects of social revolutionary, far-right, and jihadist terrorism on visual culture. 20 years after September 11, 2001, and ten years after the discovery of the NSU in the fall of 2011, the exhibition and publication together explore the question of how acts of political violence affect cultural memory through the media.

• The first catalogue to examine the impact of terrorism and political violence on the visual arts and our cultural memory through the media
• Published to accompany the exhibition MINDBOMBS – Visuelle Kulturen politischer Gewalt // Visual Cultures of Political Violence, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany which takes place from 10 September 2021-24 April 2022
• Text in English and German