Following the White Tiger
Zachęta — National Gallery of Art•Aug 28, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026
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Infinite Light and Blessings to our fellow masters, monks, and disciples of the imperial arts!
Following the White Tigeris a showcase of cinematic materialism featuring the latest results of the Portuguese artist João Maria Gusmão’s process-based experiments with analogue means and speculative concepts. Drawing from the seemingly mundane, the exhibition grapples with the moments when the transcendental realms of history, ideology, and aesthetics collide with their material correlates. As a counterstrike to our hypermediated present, Gusmão’s approach to film emphasizes the urgency of the indexical qualities inherent in analogue media, highlighting the dual layers of imaging: the tangible, technical construction of light-sensitive transparency, and the spectral representation of the symbolic order embedded within the imagery.
In an interview with an American journalist from August 1946, Chairman Mao Zedong remarked:
“The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the U.S. reactionaries use to scare…
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Following the White Tiger
Zachęta — National Gallery of Art•Aug 28, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026
Press Release
Infinite Light and Blessings to our fellow masters, monks, and disciples of the imperial arts!
Following the White Tigeris a showcase of cinematic materialism featuring the latest results of the Portuguese artist João Maria Gusmão’s process-based experiments with analogue means and speculative concepts. Drawing from the seemingly mundane, the exhibition grapples with the moments when the transcendental realms of history, ideology, and aesthetics collide with their material correlates. As a counterstrike to our hypermediated present, Gusmão’s approach to film emphasizes the urgency of the indexical qualities inherent in analogue media, highlighting the dual layers of imaging: the tangible, technical construction of light-sensitive transparency, and the spectral representation of the symbolic order embedded within the imagery.
In an interview with an American journalist from August 1946, Chairman Mao Zedong remarked:
“The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the U.S. reactionaries use to scare…
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