Hong Hao's Work is Participating in Kunthalle München's Group Exhibition "Civilization: The Way We Live Now”. Civilization was initiated by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Korea, and the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis/Lausanne.
“Civilization: The Way We Live Now follows humanity’s visible traces around the globe from the perspective of more than 100 internationally renowned photographers. The exhibition sheds light on various aspects of our highly complex coexistence—from humankind’s great achievements to our collective failings.
In the year of its 40th anniversary, Kunsthalle München is dedicating this exhibition to the question of how we live today, illustrating both civilization’s diversity and contradictions.
Civilization is an exhibition about contemporary photography, a medium which can also be seen as a collective civilizational endeavor: together, photographers are creating a multifaceted portrait of our time. All over the world, they are busy documenting, interpreting, and capturing the way we live. The result is a cross-section ranging from documentary projects to decidedly subjective stagings. Rather than taking a judgemental position, the associative compilation of varied and surprising works aims to inform, entertain, and inspire. Viewers are invited to reflect on similarities and differences and to engage in open discourse.”
——Excerpt from the Kunsthalle München exhibition article
