Jonathan Guggenberger - "Opferkunst"

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Kick-off for the Tuttlingen Literature Autumn parallel to the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair with the novella "Opferkunst", the debut novel of native Tuttlinger Jonathan Guggenberger (a "illuminating key novel about the contemporary art and culture scene", Die Tageszeitung). Venice, April 2024. International Art Biennale: Irish performance artist Aaron Geldof sets himself on fire on a cross – for the freedom of Palestine; a sacrificial death. Quickly, media and politics in Germany recognized the true motive of his martyrdom: Jew-hatred. But for Geldof's closest confidant, culture journalist Enzo Bamberger, the flame death in Venice was only one thing: art. On behalf of his British newspaper, he embarks on a journey into the depths of the art world. In the thicket of sex, power, and manipulation, he uncovers the trail of gray eminences with long fingernails, who weave intrigues in the background. Do they have the answer to his question: Why did Aaron have to die? Jonathan Guggenberger studied visual arts, film, and political science in Berlin. He researched aesthetic strategies of political mobilization in social media, among other places at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. For the taz, Freitag, and Tagesspiegel, he writes about digital image cultures, memory politics, and anti-Semitism in art and culture.

Highlights

• Kick-off for the Tuttlingen Literature Autumn
• Debut novel "Opferkunst" by Jonathan Guggenberger
• Addresses contemporary art and culture scene

General Information

The reading takes place at the Stadthalle Tuttlingen and marks the beginning of the Literature Autumn. Jonathan Guggenberger presents his debut novel, which deals with the complex themes of art, power, and manipulation.

Location

Königstraße 39, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany

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