THE NEW SUBJECT: Mutating Rights and Conditions of Living Bodies
Editors: Anna Bitkina und Maria Veits / TOK; Kathrin Becker
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The New Subject is an interdisciplinary research and exhibition project by the curatorial collective TOK (Anna Bitkina, Maria Veits) and four European art institutions: Konsthall C (Sweden), Kunsthal NORD (Denmark), Oksasenkatu 11 (Finland), and KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (Germany). Starting from the human body as a contested site of ideological and political power struggles, the project examines the challenges and constraints the body faces in connection with global biopolitics and technological progress. By exploring themes such as bodily autonomy, reproductive rights, and societal norms surrounding the body, The New Subject questions prevailing narratives and seeks to dismantle oppressive state, economic, and ideological structures.
This publication provides in-depth insights into the project, supplemented by contributions from the artists: Oshin Siao Bhatt, Yevgeniy Fiks, Tore Hallas, Tirdad Hashemi, Clara Sika Helbo, Saodat Ismailova, Kyuri Jeon, Aziza Kadyri, Flo Kasearu, Björn Larsson & Carl Johan Erikson, Albina Mokhryakova, Adina Pintilie, Ajla R. Steinvåg, Anna Tereshkina, Anna Uddenberg, and many more. With essays by Micha Frazer-Carroll, Anna Bitkina & Maria Veits / TOK, and a foreword by Kathrin Becker.
