After Victor Papanek

This group exhibition focuses on Victor Papanek’s pioneering influence on sustainable, socially responsible, human-centered design and the relevance of his oeuvre to current discourses in contemporary art, particularly in providing a critical framework for an object-oriented social practice. The project asserts Papanek’s legacy as a galvanizing force in contemporary visual art and social practice. ... After Victor Papanek: The Future Is Not What It Used To Be pairs reproductions of Papanek’s original unpatented plans and drawings with realized projects by artists and art teams that offer interpretations of those original plans, using Papanek’s works as “prompts” or “scores” for the creation of new work by contemporary artists. (from the exhibition website: