Despite the large age difference, there are surprising parallels between the avant-garde of yesterday and today: both are united by the question of how art can promote openness and dialogue in a world whose dynamics are increasingly reversing. How can participation be enabled in a fragmented society? And how can art and culture connect local communities?
Under the title ‘Young Critics’, seven young critics from the Cultural Journalism programme at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts are accompanying the productions of young international artists at this year's Munich Biennale.