| ID | 077354 |
| Title Proper | Benevolent Patriotism |
| Other Title Information | art, dissent and the American effect |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lisle, Debbie |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the role of contemporary art in a post-9/11 context through The American Effect exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in 2003. This exhibition displayed a range of artworks from around the world that specifically engaged with, commented upon and interrogated the USA's pre-eminent position as a global superpower. In the politically charged climate after 9/11, the exhibition offered itself as a critical voice amid the more obvious patriotic clamour: it was one of the places where Americans could ask (and answer) the question, `Why do they hate us so much?' Although The American Effect claimed to be a space of dissent, it ultimately failed to question, let alone challenge, US global hegemony. Instead, the exhibition articulated a benevolent patriotism that forced artwork from other nations into supplicating and abject positions, and it obscured the complex discursive networks that connect artists, curators, critics, audiences and art museums |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 38, No.2; Jun 2007: p233-250 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 38, No.2; Jun 2007: p233-250 |
| Key Words | Art • 9/11 ; Whitney Museum ; Dissent ; Patriotism |