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“Nomad of the Steppers Fluorescent Light and Hot Water” (detail), 2007 by Patrick Jackson.

“Farbtest, Die Rothe Fahne II”, 2005 by Felix Gmelin. Video.

»The Shaman Suit«, 2008, textile sculpture by Nadine Byrne.

»IN THE GRIP OF THE LOBSTER«, 2006, (290 x 396 cm, cotton, linen) by Cosima von Bonin.

»Symbology (Volume I)«, 2006 by Trevor Paglen. Military culture is filled with a totemic visual language consisting of symbols and insignia that signify everything from various unit and command affiliations to significant events, and noteworthy programs. A typical uniform will sport patches identifying its wearer’s job, program affiliation, achievements and place within the military hierarchy. These markers of identity and program heraldry begin to create a peculiar symbolic regime when they depict one’s affiliation with what defense-industry insiders call the “black world” – the world of classified programs, projects, and places, whose outlines, even existence, are deeply-held secrets. Nonetheless, the Pentagon’s “black world” is replete with the rich symbolic language that characterizes other, less obscure, military activities. The symbols and insignia shown in the Symbology series provide a glimpse into how contemporary military units answer questions that have historically been the purview of mystery cults, secret societies, religions, and mystics: How does one represent that which, by definition, must not be represented?

»Sugar Water«, 2007 by Eric Baudelaire.

“Ape” and “Sabre” from the series “Animal Farm”, 2007 by Swetlana Heger.

“Print #4, Untitled (Buddy)” from “Untitled (Stories)“, 2008 by Gareth Long. A series of nine lenticular prints based on the four paperback novels of J.D. Salinger that use and manipulate the iconic but anonymous cover designs. Video.

“Untitled”, 2006 by Bruno Pacheco. Paint buckets and paint, dimensions variable.

»souvenir de chine«, 2008 by Körner Union for Larytta.

»An Arrangement (Phalanx), 2007 by Corey McCorkle.

“The Enamels (Occasional Bookstore)”, 2008 by Dexter Sinister.

“Le Comble”, 2007 by Etienne Chambaud.

“Extension of Human Sight”, 2007–2008 by Andreas Zingerle.

»Interim Agreement«, 2007 by Daniel Lefcourt.

Ivan Iannoli.

»Octodons’mix«, 2003 by Stéphane Vigny.

“Garden of Eden”, 2007 by Wollle shows eight pedestals, each of which is covered with an airtight Plexiglas box. Via the internet, the latest air pollution levels in the capitals of the G8-countries are obtained. The system reproduces these levels artificially inside these boxes, each of which contains a lettuce that serves an indicator of the quality of the air inside the capsules.

“The Mystery of God Revealed“, 2004 by Heidrun Holzfeind. The video tells the story of Hal Beckoff, a 62-year-old singer, actor and writer from New York. In 1997 he quits his 10-year job as a legal secretary at a law firm in Manhattan to devote all his time to writing his second book, a bible interpretation called “The Mystery of God Revealed”.

»The Leap Of Faith«, 2006 (dvd, poster, jackets, magnets, metals) by Ana Prvacki.