A better history
Subtitle: Eine bessere Geschichte
By: Adnan Softić ; translations, Gillian Morris
Publisher: Adocs
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Hamburg
Language: ger
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9783943253153
Subjects: Video installations (Art); Art and history; Architecture and history
Other titles: Bessere Geschichte
Description: In Skopje, a government plan costing several hundred million euros is creating a brand new, ancient city center; the project is called 'Skopje 2014.' So far, some thirty government buildings and museums, as well as countless monuments in the classic style have been erected in the Macedonian capital, in an attempt to put Skopje on a par with Rome and Athens. In some cases, existing socialist structures were incorporated into the new builds. A city looks for a future in history - Macedonia is inventing itself as a nation with historical status based on a model of antiquity that never existed in that form. Will it work? Will we buy that (hi)story? In 'A Better History,' present-day Skopje becomes an archaeological dig. We can follow in real time how history is made, how antiquity is constructed, how historical singularities are manufactured via mimicry, and how the boundary between truth and falsification becomes blurred the minute something is recorded often enough on postcards.
Notes: Supplement title: Bigger than life.

"In collaboration with the composer Daniel Dominguez Teruel, a 24-page book of music entitled 'Bigger than Life' was created, which will be included with the book. The accompanying 'Bigger than Life' video installation opens on December 7, 2017 at Berlin's Martin Gropius Bau"--Publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Parallel texts in German and English.