Exhibitions, Australia, Sydney, 06 September 2013
The First 9/11:
2013 is the 40th anniversary of the military coup that toppled the democratically elected Allende government in Chile.
The 1973 Chilean Coup series is inspired by my families’ rich history, political passions and personal experience.
My exhibition addresses the confluence of economy and power structures throughout history.
Chile was the first to experience and be exploited by a large-scale shock or crises. Milton Friedman acted as an advisor to the Chilean dictator, general Pinochet. It was the most extreme capitalist makeover ever attempted anywhere, and it became known as a “Chicago School” revolution.
“For three decades, Friedman and his followers had methodically exploited moments of shock in other countries – foreign equivalents of 9/11, starting with Pinochet’s coup on September 11, 1973. What happened on September 11, 2001, is that an ideology hatched in American universities and fortified in Washington institutions finally had its chance to come home”.[1]
[1] Pg 7 & 12. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein
2013 is the 40th anniversary of the military coup that toppled the democratically elected Allende government in Chile.
The 1973 Chilean Coup series is inspired by my families’ rich history, political passions and personal experience.
My exhibition addresses the confluence of economy and power structures throughout history.
Chile was the first to experience and be exploited by a large-scale shock or crises. Milton Friedman acted as an advisor to the Chilean dictator, general Pinochet. It was the most extreme capitalist makeover ever attempted anywhere, and it became known as a “Chicago School” revolution.
“For three decades, Friedman and his followers had methodically exploited moments of shock in other countries – foreign equivalents of 9/11, starting with Pinochet’s coup on September 11, 1973. What happened on September 11, 2001, is that an ideology hatched in American universities and fortified in Washington institutions finally had its chance to come home”.[1]
[1] Pg 7 & 12. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein
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