 10/21/04 7 EPISODES ON EX(CHANGING) EUROPE
WHO IF NOT WE SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF ALL THIS? 7 EPISODES ON EX(CHANGING) EUROPE 09.2004-01.2005 The visual arts programme Who if not we ...? consists of seven new exhibitions and a number of additional projects throughout Europe and has been developed as part of Thinking Forward, a cultural programme organized on the occasion of the Dutch presidency of the EU. The main motivation of Who if not we ...? is to discuss how art can participate in current social and political change. EPISODE 1, SURFACING 17.09-24.10.2004 Ludwig Museum Budapest-Museum of Contemporary Art, Hungary http://www.ludwigmuseum.hu EPISODE 2, TIME AND AGAIN 23.10.2004-30.01.2005 Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands http://www.stedelijk.nl EPISODE 3, CORDIALLY INVITED 31.10-31.12.2004 BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Utrecht (additional venue), The Netherlands http://www.bak-utrecht.nl EPISODE 4, OUT OF THE SHADOWS 07.11.2004-09.01.2005 Witte de With, center for contemporary art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands http://www.wdw.nl EPISODE 5, SAFETY AND PEACE! ORDER AND FREEDOM! 08.11-05.12.2004 Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia http://www.mg-lj.si EPISODE 6, OLANDU BIURAS-VILNIUS 20.11.2004-09.01.2005 Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania http://www.cac.lt EPISODE 7, EDWARD KRASINSKI'S STUDIO 12.2004 Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw, Poland http://www.fgf.com.pl UPCOMING PROJECTS WHO IF NOT WE...? A SERIES OF TALKS At the Stedelijk Museum CS in Amsterdam, a series of talks with leading artists, theorists and curators from Central and Eastern Europe takes place 22-23 October 2004. Themes include: the 'blind spot' in Western art historiography; changes in the meaning and function of ideologically charged 'immortal buildings'; and the 'hero factor' - who might be the new 'heroes' of our times? further info: http;//www.stedelijk.nl WHO IF NOT WE...? A PUBLICATION The book published by Artimo presents vital artistic and philosophical positions addressing the cultural dimension of current political reality (mainly) in Europe. texts: Etienne Balibar, Ole Bouman, Robert Fleck, Boris Groys, Borut Vogelnik of artists group IRWIN, Slavoj Zizek and others, editors: Maria Hlavajova, Jill Winder, design: Kummer & Herrman, 20x25 cm, 296 pages, ISBN 90-8546-011-5, 2004, order@artimo.net http://www.artimo.net GOING EAST ARCHIS RSVP EVENT 7 Vienna-Bratislava, 05.11 Ljubljana-Zagreb, 07.11 Vilnius-Moscow, 19.11-20.11 Europe is moving east, but not too far. It halts at new, ever stronger borders. What is happening at the edges of the New Europe? Are we facing the new challenges, and further, are we interfacing them? Going East is organized by Archis, a magazine on architecture, city and visual culture, in collaboration with AMO, Rotterdam. It focuses on issues such as European borders, migration, citizenship and cultural and national identity. http://www.archis.org METROPOLIS M 5/2004 METROPOLIS M, bimonthly art magazine presents an international edition of its special issue on history/nostalgia. A new generation of artists and critics from East and West Europe discuss their attitude toward the past. Contributing artists are Zbynek Baladran, Matthew Buckingham, Marcel van Eeden, Paulina Olowska, Roman Ondak, Amelie von Wulffen and many more. http://www.metropolism.org Who if not we...? is part of Thinking Forward and is developed by Maria Hlavajova, curator of the visual arts programme of Thinking Forward. Thinking Forward consists of a variety of cultural activities in the Netherlands as well in the ten new member states of the EU. The programme is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and is commissioned by the Fund for Amateur Art and Performing Arts and the Mondriaan Foundation. |
