LOAN
22 MAY - 02 MAR 2015
CENTRE POMPIDOU-METZ
1984-1999 : The Decade
Loans from Frac Lorraine Collection: Parreno Philippe, No more reality 2, 1991 & Parreno Philippe, Joseph Pierre, Snaking, 1992
Parreno Philippe, Joseph Pierre, Snaking, 1992. Frac Lorraine Collection ©DR
Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture” paints the portrait of a generation of nomads, born between 1965 and 1977. These are the Baby Busts, the kidults, as opposed to the Baby Boomers. “X” refers to the anonymity of this generation of individuals whose anthem is Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and whose life was marked by the advent of the Internet, the end of history and militancy, and the transition from the reproductive age to that of “unlimited” access.
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