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Love Story by Candice Breitz

Presented by Playhouse Square at Playhouse Square, Cleveland OH

Jul 14 2018
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Sep 16 2018
Love Story by Candice Breitz

What kind of stories are we willing to hear? What kind of stories move us? Why is it that the same audiences that are driven to tears by fictional blockbusters, remain affectless in the face of actual human suffering?

Love Story (2016), a seven-channel installation by Candice Breitz, interrogates the mechanics of identification and the conditions under which empathy is produced. The work is based on the personal narratives of six individuals who have fled their countries in response to a range of oppressive conditions.

The personal accounts shared by the interviewees are articulated twice by Love Story. In the first space of the installation, re-performed fragments from the six interviews are woven into a ... view more »

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1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115

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