Archives on Show flowers with the aim of connecting

with the aim of connecting us with one another but also with the world around us

Martina Löw

New York Times and Frieze magazine columnist Alice Rawsthorn assembles narrative essays to chart the different aspects of contemporary design

We hope to creatively open the past for critique and assert possibilities for the future

Archives on Show flowers with the aim of connectingArchives on Show brings the potential of reformulating the social and political relevance of archives by curatorial means into focus. Based on the specific properties, faculties and methods of curation, the volume highlights those techniques and strategies that deal with archives not only to make their genesis and history apparent but also to open them up for the future. The 22 different ways of dealing with archives testify to the curatorial