19.02.2011 – 05.03.2011

wir machen das nur wegen dem geld

OPENING / VERNISSAGE> 19 February at 18:00h to
22:00h

According to a Greek myth, Dionysus, the God of wine,
granted Midas one wish for releasing his captured
teacher Silenos. Midas wished that everything he
touched would turn into gold. As his food turned into
gold as well he almost died from starvation. He only
escaped this tragedy by taking a cathartic bath in the
river of Paktolos. As early as in the 7th century before
Christ, King Midas discovered that it was possible to gain
more coins from gold and silver by reducing the
concentration of noble metal in a coin and likewise
diluting it with copper and iron. He furthermore initialized
the value print on coins.

Therewith, he liberated the money supply from its
natural limitations and at the same time solved the
financial shortage of the market. The
(Kontentenmaschine?) served the increasing demand for
money and provided required means of financing. Thus,
the sound basis for the history of the “dough” had been
established. It caused a sequence of catastrophes
concerning the individual as well as the universe,
national bankruptcy, and depreciation. People
frenetically proclaim the “corporate overcoming” of the
mean crisis. The chronically ailing system of capitalism
has been moved out of intensive care for the first time
ever. Keep it up a little longer! Clench your teeth and
also your buttocks and everything will be just fine. Yes,
it’s a deal, we’re on it! Since the equation looks totally
different we already show you our conclusion: CUT TO
THE CHASE! (WRAP IT UP!)