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Date
27 April 2024–27 April 2025
Venue
Stadtmuseum Aarau
Curated by
Laura Aellig & Laura Schuppli
© StAAG/Ringier Bildarchiv
Whether on the poster wall in the children’s room, on newspaper front pages, in Hollywood films, on the pedestals of monuments or on social media: We find the beloved, the praised and the hyped everywhere. But what actually characterizes heroes?
How important are heroes for our society? What role do the media and forms of staging play? And what do our role models and idols say about ourselves?
The photographs from the Ringier Image Archive (RBA) play a central role here: they show the staging of popular and fallen stars on front pages or in home stories, serve to reflect on the visual representation of stereotypical heroic figures and heroic poses or provide insights into different fan cultures and sports careers. The visitors encounter many national and international celebrities such as Ferdy Kübler, Martina Hingis, Aretha Franklin, Muhammad Ali, Meryl Streep, Albert Einstein, Vreni Schneider, Martin Luther King and General Guisan in the exhibition.
An artificial intelligence (AI) accompanies the audience on a hero’s journey through the exhibition and encourages them to think about heroism and their own possible superpowers. Finally, an AI-generated postcard of the hero’s journey can be taken home.
Price
8.-/5.- CHF