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Thomas Edlinger: Der wunde Punkt – Vom Unbehagen an der Kritik

[Sore point – uneasiness in the face of criticism]

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The Austrian radio broadcaster, freelance journalist and curator Thomas Edlinger presented his new book »Der wunde Punkt – Vom Unbehagen an der Kritik« at ZKM. Thomas Edlinger is taking over the artistic direction of the Donaufestival in Krems from 2017.

About the book

Der wunde Punkt – Vom Unbehagen an der Kritik [Sore point – uneasiness in the face of criticism]


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Criticism is a national sport: Everyone criticises everyone. Criticism changes the world, at least indirectly: as relativistic hyper-criticism that sabotages commonalities, as criticism of capitalism which keeps capitalism fit or as miserabilism that delights in the evil in the world. Thomas Edlinger traces the fetishisation of criticism back to where it hurts and shows how resentment translates into post-critical attitudes.

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ZKM | Institute for Visual Media
Camera: Martina Rotzal, Jonas Pickel
Editing: Jonas Pickel

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