Gentle Reminder.

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A myth is neither a lie nor an assertion, but it transforms and bends sense into a form, writes Roland Barthes, until nothing of the content remains. Strangely, and precisely because of this, myths can claim universal validity. All three artists in Gentle Reminder deal with different aspects of this: nations and other fictions that have real-life consequences for the lives of people, the longstanding assertions of patriarchy and power, or the insignia of extremist groups. Myths are depoliticised, but they are an instrument of power—and traces of their political use are everywhere.