Pictures at an Exhibition – and Beyond. Review of the ‘Reset Modernity!’ exhibition, 16.04.2016 – 21.08.2016, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

• DOI: 10.23987/sts.59527
• Publication Date: 2021-01-14T12:58:14Z
• Authors: Endre Dányi; Michaela Spencer
• Keywords: Reset (finance)

1 It is the third exhibition that Latour has co-curated in this space, (or perhaps being mindful of Laboratory Life (Latour & Woolgar 1986), we should say 'this place').The fi rst two were Iconoclash (2002) and Making Things Public (2005), both curated with Peter Weibel.This also fourth product 'An Inquiry into Modes Existence' (AIME) project: 2012 saw publication AIME book website, 2 then 2013 staging a series workshops, ending two-day conference Paris 2014.As instalment, 'Reset Modernity!' exhibits wide range images, videos, installations, texts loosely following themes project, leading visitor through several truth regimes or modes existence associated Western modernity.Crucial to viewing 'Field Book' , presented as companion throughout our visit.With text German English, it informs us path space divided 'six procedures, each allowing for partial reset [of modernity]' .Attempting elicit active engagement on part visitor, notes: