'For Real For Real' at daadgalerie, curated by Claudia Rankine, invites over 60 contributors to explore the complexities of existence through diverse, nuanced expressions. It aims to privilege the narratives of individuals against the backdrop of racism, war, and patriarchal violence, urging viewers to engage deeply with the multiplicity of experiences. The exhibition balances individual expressions of identity with the need for cohesion, reflecting the challenges of articulating shared narratives amid the chaos of differing experiences. Key works include Kara Walker's early sketches and John Akomfrah's meditative reflections, which together illuminate historical trauma and contemporary significance.
"The breadth of 'For Real For Real' is massive, with over 60 contributors...each singular, each situated; an assemblage of subjectivities doing life in real time."
"If the exhibition proposes that being, in all its fractured, exhausted, playful and resistant forms, is itself a legitimate narrative, then its challenge lies in making legible how these beings speak."
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