Lehmann Maupin, New York, is hosting an exhibition, titled 'Reason's Oxymorons', by Kader Attia, on view through March 4, 2017.'Reason’s Oxymorons' is a video library comprised of 18 interviews presented within a modular cubicle environment. The interviews feature European and African ethnographers, psychiatric and philosophical practitioners, and theorists discussing topics grouped under titles including “Genocide,” “Totem and Fetish,” “Reason and Politics,” and “Trance.” In Reason’s Oxymorons, Attia examines the complexities of the human condition and the varying psychiatric practices that have developed throughout Europe and Africa. The artist identifies different approaches to mental health treatment and emotional wellbeing and the various ways they are perceived in Western and non-Western cultures.Kader Attia was born in 1970, Dugny, France. He lives and works in Berlin and Paris. Attia received degrees from Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués ‘Duperré,’ Paris, France in 1993.The exhibition is on view at 536 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011. For details, visit, www.lehmannmaupin.comClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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