Adorno and the Media
Painting of a bald man with a blue T-shirt on against a black background.
Fri, December 13, 2019 – Sun, December 22, 2019
Museum Balcony

The exhibition gives an insight into Theodor W. Adorno's media criticism and its relevance in digital culture.

From the point of view of media theory, Theodor W. Adorno is one of the most ambivalent figures of the 20th century. As relentlessly »negative« as Adorno's analyses of industrialized media production may have been, he nevertheless dealt practically with the world of media, radio and television and knew how to use them for the project of critical theory.

In our contemporary debates, Adorno's critical tone has regained its influence. Given the spread of fake news, big data, social media, and digital populism, critical theory can once again serve as an important / revealing reference for philosophically informed and sociologically founded media critique.

In addition to the exhibition, the international conference »Adorno and the Media« will take place on Friday and Saturday, 13 &14.12.2019.

Exhibition and Conference

Open Gallery
  • Portrait der Medientheoretikerin Loudmila Voropai
  • The photo shows the museum balcony of the ZKM with the exhibition of the conference. On the right there are three screens with headphones and opposite are many people.
  • In the darkened media theatre, the poster of the Adorno and the media conference illuminate. Johan Hartel, Loudmila Voropai and Peter Weibel sit on the podium from left to right.
  • The photo shows Christian Fuchs during his lecture. The last lecture of the conference, in which he presents with current political pictures the debates about Trump and Boris Johnson

Exhibition and Conference

Overview
  • Portrait der Medientheoretikerin Loudmila Voropai
  • The photo shows the museum balcony of the ZKM with the exhibition of the conference. On the right there are three screens with headphones and opposite are many people.
  • In the darkened media theatre, the poster of the Adorno and the media conference illuminate. Johan Hartel, Loudmila Voropai and Peter Weibel sit on the podium from left to right.
  • The photo shows Christian Fuchs during his lecture. The last lecture of the conference, in which he presents with current political pictures the debates about Trump and Boris Johnson
Organization / Institution
HfG Karlsruhe in Kooperation mit dem ZKM und der Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

Accompanying program

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