foreign policy and capitalism This is seen in the Marshall plan which wanted. The installation plays on the meaning of the title and invokes the novel which, among other things can be viewed as a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning crushing the individual with absurdity. Historical Background World War II (novel set mostly in 1944) Critical of U.S. It was configured for a one week show celebrating the opening of a new party/art space at the former space of the Hungarian cultural institute in Berlin (east) which particulary during the last years of the GDR provided a meeting space for people with different opinions. Here are a few interesting bits of information about both. HBC, BerlinĬategory: Zonographic Society/ Materialisationsįrom Catch-22, paradoxical rule in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller Date: 1971 1: a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule (the show-business catch–22-no work unless you have an agent, no agent unless you‘ve worked - Mary Murphy) Īlso : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution 2 a: an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation b: a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended c : a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives 3: a hidden difficulty or means of entrapment: catchĬatch 22 is a reprise of the work that was arranged with the Zonographic Society for „Wait and Seek“ with a bit of a twist (hence the title). Joseph Heller’s 1961 war comedy Catch-22 is one of the most beloved novels of the 20th century, not to mention one of the funniest.
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