A fine Eastern Pende Panya-Gombe African mask. Coll.: David Norden
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A fine Eastern Pende Panya-Gombe African mask. Coll.: David Norden |
Kick it!
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| Museum der Weltkulturen Schaumainkai 29-37 60594 Frankfurt am Main www.mdw-frankfurt.de www.journal-ethnologie.de |
Is society reflected in the game of football? And what does fair play
actually mean? These are two of the questions investigated by the exhibition “Kick
it. International Photography!”. On the occasion of the Football World Cup
Championship 2006, the Museum der Weltkulturen who is known for african and
other tribal arts will be exhibiting aspects of the diversity but also global
similarities of football by means of twenty five photographs taken from twelve
countries.
The pictures will be presented in five categories in which social and historical
themes will be examined: “cult places”, “idols”, “Fans”, “Fair
Play” and “The Cult Object”. In “Cult Places” the question will be
pursued concerning to the extent to which football has religious characteristics
and the transformation of the stadium into a multi-functional arena that
reflects social structures. The theme “Fair Play”, emerging as a theme in
current affairs as a consequence of increased racist scandals, shows
particularly from an historical perspective what influence social changes have
had on the body of rules and behaviour on the field. The same goes for the “Fans”:
The emergence of fan clubs and VIP loges is a consequence of the changing social
standing of the sport and the spread of television beginning in the 1950’s and
60’s. Even the “Cult Object” has a social significance: On the one hand,
the reports in the 1990’s about child labour used in the manufacturing of
footballs while, on the other, the football as a symbol of hope for children who
seek distraction from their sorrows by means of footballs made of banana peels
– or who dream of professional careers in football.
Media partners: Journal Frankfurt
Supported by:
Consulate General of the Argentine Republic, Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica ,
Frankfurt Main, Consulate General of the Croatien Republic, Frankfurt Main,
Consulate General of Holland, Frankfurt Main, Consulate of Saint Lucia, Bad
Homburg, Consulate General of Serbia and Montenegro, Frankfurt Main, Consulate
General of the Republic of Korea, Consulate General of the Ukraine, Frankfurt
Main, Honorary Consulate of Uruguay, Frankfurt Main, Consulate General of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, Frankfurt Main, missionary agency “Die Sternsinger
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