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Gazing at Fiction in Brussels: Europe as Forgery in David Černý's Entropa

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This article explores issues of visual representations and the interaction between fiction and reality in the making of the ‘idea of Europe’. It specifically focuses on David Černý's installation Entropa, exhibited at the headquarters of the Council of the European Union in 2009. The article argues that, despite the use of national stereotypes as the most characteristic representational element of the installation, Entropa does not limit itself to a sardonic critique of a political institution and a ridicule of national identities. Rather, it unveils the uneasiness of facing European identity as fiction. Entropa challenges the boundary between theatricality and reality, because it is exhibited in a political institution. The installation is addressed as a narrative of confusion, where fiction and fact interact in the construction of ideas on Europe, its history, politics, and culture. Therefore, the article concludes, such interaction potentially accommodates a critical standpoint towards the idea of Europe itself.

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  • Zigelyte, Lina, 2012. "Gazing at Fiction in Brussels: Europe as Forgery in David Černý's Entropa," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(1), pages 54-67, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:20:y:2012:i:01:p:54-67_00
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    1. Kennet Lynggaard, 2021. "The Roles of Images in EU Politics," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(5), pages 1213-1229, September.

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