31 octubre 2008 – 22 febrero 2009

Head to Head – Political Portraits

Politicians are ubiquitous in our society. How they present themselves depends upon the historical context as well as on the form of government and the cultural environment. Image making, campaigning, election battles, and self-presentation — along with the discrediting of opponents — form an important part of political work. The exchange between politicians and the people is a complex, unequal relationship. While the aim is to win the support of broad sectors of the population for a program, genuine exchange with the individual occurs only sporadically. This exhibition illuminates the historical roots, epochal electoral campaigns, recurring patterns of political public relations work, and the shaping of such influential figures as Lenin, Che Guevera, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Yulia Tymoshenko. In collaboration with the Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research Zurich.

dirección

Museum für Gestaltung
Ausstellungsstrasse 60
8005 Zürich
fon +41 43 446 67 67
http://www.museum-gestaltung.ch

horarios

Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; closed on Monday.

The Poster Collection and the Design Collection are located in different houses.

en el período de 10 dias
comienzo de exposiciones
finalizacion de exposiciones