Society of Rascals (Towarzystwo Szubrawców)

October 3–29, 2017

The artists collective Slavs and Tatars presents an installation in the form of a pickle-juice bar, referring to the centuries-old kitchen tradition of pickling to ferment or turn sour the romantic conception of fatherland and power. The main characters of Pickle Politics, a cycle part of the project, are pickles, objects of national identity and pride in Eastern European countries. Pieces of the project introduce paternalist, nationalist visions from these countries with a sour, austere sense of humor, and advertise pickle juice, a well-known folk remedy as the sour, sobering cure for the delirium of power.

Exhibiting artists: Slavs and Tatars

Curators: The curatorial team of OFF-Biennale

Venue: Viltin Gallery (1061 Budapest, Vasvári Pál u. 1.)

Supported by U.S. Embassy, Adam Mickiewicz Institute