HARUN FAROCKI
in Video Killed the Radio Star: The 1980s and their Cultural Echoes

June 12 – October 11, 2026

Mudam Luxembourg

Curated by Bettina Steinbrügge, Video Killed the Radio Star explores how the cultural and political transformations of the 1980s still inform the world we live in today. Drawing from the Mudam Collection and contextual documentation materials, the exhibition revisits a pivotal moment in global culture: a time when image overtook voice, access replaced ownership and aesthetics began to mirror power in new ways. It will also examine the evolving perceptiveness and sensibilities of a world moving into a hyper-mediated era. From the Cold War’s final acts to the rise of neoliberalism, the 1980s marked a profound reorientation in the Western world – one that was soon reshaped by the emergence of other cultural forces, shifting the narrative and changing the game entirely.

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