Cartographies for After the End: Toward a Situated Curatorial Practice

“It is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism” is a quote attributed to both Fredric Jameson and Slavoj Žižek and made popular by Mark Fisher. For centuries, a linear and static idea of time and space has shaped Western thought dictating not only the rhythm and the term of history, but also our agency over it. This resulted in the common belief that there is no alternative because it cannot be thought of. However, an epistemological change has taken place over the last decade, and the axes on which the system has been based since the 16th century have begun to show signs of exhaustion. Consequently, far from the immobilising neoliberal visions, alternative forms that question space and time as previously imposed are unfolding across the globe.

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