In-depth discussion of the aesthetic, political, historical architectural, and passional dimensions of artist Yves Mettler’s work on urban squares whose names invoke a multitude of concepts and visions of Europe. With Mettler himself and Atlas Europe Square contributors Stephen Zepke, Teresa Pullano, Neil Brenner, and Reza Negarestani addressing the many dimensions of the project, and with designers Emmanuel Crivelli and Ernesto Luna of DUALROOM about the process of transforming it into a book.
Music from:
Kraftwerk, ‘Europe Endlos’ Holly Johnson, ‘Europa’ Nena, ‘Das Land der Elefanten’ Europe, ‘The Final Countdown’ Asia, ‘Countdown to Zero’ David Sylvian, ‘Café Europa’ Noir Desire, ‘L’Europe’ Phantom Ghost, ‘My Secret Europe’ Gianna Nannini, ‘Ragazzo Dell’Europa’ Kate Tempest, ‘Europe is Lost’ Max Richter, ‘Europe, After the Rain’ Roxy Music, ‘A Song for Europe’ Steve Reich, ‘Different Trains’
— from the playlist/exhibition A Song for Europe, curated by Thibaut de Ruyter, designed by Büro Otto Sauhaus in Berlin, commissioned for Collecting Europe, by V&A and Goethe-Institut London.
And:
‘Ghetto’ by Jocker Black. Alan Faqir, excerpt from The Local Iranian Music vol. 1
