The artist Oliver Ressler is politically active. He researches his works worldwide in order to analyze economic behaviours and forms of political organisation. Many of his items focus on forms of resistance that can be found in the so-called 'anti-globalization' movement.Ressler's work is characterised by the presentation of alternatives to the status quo, which are conveyed as courses of action in his films, photographs and installations.The publication documents Oliver Ressler's artistic work over the last 15 years and is appearing to mark the occasion of his solo exhibitions in LENTOS Kunstmuseum, Linz; NBK-Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin; ar/ge kunst Galerie Museum, Bozen; and Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo-CAAC, Sevilla.Text in English and German.