THE REAL TRUTH. A WORLD'S FAIR

28 Jul-19 Aug 2012

Overview

Since London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 world’s fairs have provided a space for nations to represent themselves. They are potent signs of the fantasies, politics and technologies of their times and aspirations for the future. THE REAL TRUTH. A WORLD’S FAIR exposes aspects of the present and proposes ways into the future. Raven Row's upstairs galleries will house three libraries: A Military/Intelligence Recruitment Library, Fifth Estate Anarchist Magazine 1965–2012 and Jon Bewley’s ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Library. Artefacts from world’s fairs and designs for a virtual world’s fair will also be displayed. Screenings in two video lounges will include 'Strange Culture' by Lynn Hershmann Leeson (2007) and 'Das Netz' by Lutz Dammbeck (2003).