Now What?

Now What? is an innovative exploration of artworks and films that return to radical histories subject to erasure or otherwise lost or occluded over time. The moments returned tothe Cuban Revolution, Chiles 1973 coup dtat, the ambiguous 1989 revolution in Romania, and the mayhem surrounding the Red Army Faction in 1970s West Germanystand as historical watersheds, foundational and precipitate moments in the history of radical politics. Delving into these key historical moments by way of Tania Brugueras 2009 performance Tatlins Whisper in Havana, filmmaker Patricio Guzmns decades-long cycle of returns to Allendes Chile, Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujicas Videograms of a Revolution, Corneliu Porumboius 12:08 East of Bucharest, the film Germany in Autumn, and Gerhard Richters October 18, 1977 suite of paintings, Rachel Weiss convincingly threads these works together through subtle and illuminating reflections on the complex dynamics involved in historical trauma and memory, addressing key questions about the meanings and uses of the past.