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DEMORUMMET presents the work “World Cup Fair Play? Retro” by Ole Bak Jakobsen 28 May – 27 June 2010
India qualified for the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. But the newly-independent country withdrew in protest at the international football body FIFA's refusal to allow its players to perform in bare feet. World Cup football is a significant event, fostering global awareness; ideally it is apolitical and the rules are equal for all. Fair play in football penalizes dirty tricks with a red card. The contest has pre-empted the mantras of our time such as globalization and harmonisation. Earth shrinks: they drink Coca Cola in Africa, and it does mean something when a butterfly flutter its wings in China. Yet the cracks exist – concerning both the World Cup and globalization. The question is always present: who is in control of making the rules of the game?
Ole Bak Jakobsen (born 1960)
works primarily with concept art. While “World Cup Fair Play?
Retro” (2010) is being exhibited in Aarhus, the real World
Cup will be under way in South Africa. The current exhibition is curated by
Joaquín Zaragoza. Galleri Image |
