One needs to be nominalistic, no doubt: power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategic situation in a particular society. [1]
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Images: Top: Elmgreen & Dragset. Powerless Structures, Fig. 19, 1998. Calvin Klein underwear, Levi’s 501 jeans. Dimensions variable. Photo by Steven Probert. Bottom: Elmgreen & Dragset Powerless Structures, Fig. 122, 2001. MDF, wood, paint, door handles, hinges. 7.1 feet x 38 1/2 inches x 19 3/4 inches \ 217,5 x 133,5 cm. Unique.
Text: [1] Quote from Michel Foucault's The History of Sexuality. New York: Pantheon Books, 1978
Elmgreen & Dragset. Powerless Structures,, Fig. 19, 1998 is included in Elmgreen & Dragset: Changing Subjects on view at The FLAG Art Foundation October 1 - December 17, 2016.
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