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On reconciliation = Über Versöhnung

Title: On reconciliation = Über Versöhnung / edited by Dora García.
Publication: Berlin : K. Verlag ; Oslo : Co-published by The Academy of Fine Art Oslo, 2018.

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111, 144 pages : facsimiles; 22 cm

Summary

The bilingual publication "On Reconciliation / Über Versöhnung" uses the letters exchanged between Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt from 1925 to 1975 as a departure for a series of essays and conversations aiming to encourage a public debate on a difficult subject: the question of ethics and artistic production. The conceptual background is Arendt's notion of "reconciliation" as an act of political judgment that, unlike revenge or forgiveness, can respond to wrongs in a way that fosters the political project of building and preserving a common world. In García's view, Arendt not only formulated the concept of reconciliation to make bearable the world after the Second World War, but also to rationalize her unconditional loyalty to Heidegger (founded in youthful love) and her lifelong devotion to his oeuvre. Heidegger was infamously a member of the Nazi party and (arguably) the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, while Arendt was a German Jew who fled Europe to escape the Holocaust, later becoming an acclaimed social, historical, and political theorist. Articulated through various formats such as an exhibition, performances, public dialogues, and a publication developed in collaboration with K. Verlag, "On Reconciliation / Über Versöhnung" approaches the following question: Should moral positions be demanded from authors (in addition to professional excellence), and should their failure to satisfy our (contemporary) ethical standards be a reason to dismiss their work completely?

Uniform Title

On reconciliation.
On reconciliation. German.

Alternative Title

Über Versöhnung

Subjects

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.
Personal correspondence.

Note

In two parts, English and German, bound tête-bêche.
"A series of reflections on the correspondence between Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger from 1925 and 1975, as a means to think about moral responsibility, ethical indebtedness, and the role of intellectuals in times of political urgency" --Page [3].
Published following the exhibition "Performing grounds : performance as situation, installation, and sculptural intervention" held at the Gallery for Contemporary Art, E-WERK, Freiburg, Germany, September 10-October 2, 2016; launched on the occasion of the exhibition "Dora García : second time around" held at Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2018.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

Texts in English and German.

Call Number

JFD 20-2401

ISBN

9783981863529
3981863526

LCCN

9783981863529

OCLC

1101119246

Title

On reconciliation = Über Versöhnung / edited by Dora García.

Publisher

Berlin : K. Verlag ; Oslo : Co-published by The Academy of Fine Art Oslo, 2018.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

Texts in English and German.

Added Author

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976. Correspondence. Selections.

Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Correspondence. Selections.

García, Dora, 1965- editor.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, host institution.

Added Title

On reconciliation.

On reconciliation. German.

Other Standard Identifier

9783981863529

Research Call Number

JFD 20-2401

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