Monthly Archives: Květen 2018

The Brno exhibition Angry Planet II: Operation Continues is a follow-up to the Angry Planet show produced in 2017 by the National Technical Library and The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. In recent years, geopolitical, intercultural and social clashes and conflicts have become key issues of newspaper articles, politology seminars and conferences, as well as public discussions. The media often convey worries about the outbreak of a new global war, yet the form of conflicts in today’s globalized and medially interconnected world has changed. These conflicts seldom take place on the borders between territories and are chiefly manifested inside the individual states and geopolitical units, in the metropolises of our civilization, in connection with civilization or cultural disregard, stereotypes, streams of migrants, etc. The spectacular presentations of conflicts in the media also distinctly influence the public opinion and often conceal the essence of the conflicts. The exhibition therefore strives to point out the broader context of the conflicts and its expression through contemporary art, while on the other hand it does not shun critical approaches and discussions about the different manifestations and forms of violence (including, for example, structural violence). The core of the exhibition are both newly created and existing artworks supplemented with selected artefacts associated with the issue of conflict. Curators Milan Mikuláštík (NTL) and Milan Kreuzzieger (Centre of Global Studies, the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the CR) start with the assumption that the majority of current global and local conflicts should be viewed from a wider cosmopolitan perspective rather than from the international, national or local one. → more

I as invited to Public SPace Days in Chisinau where I will make several events: movie screenings, lectures, workshops and interventions. Oberliht Association and its partners invite everyone to save the date in your calendar for the third edition of the Public Space Days program. The event will take place between May 22-27, 2018 in Chisinau and Tiraspol. The topic of this edition is Culture as a Common Good and beginning with this year, #ZSP2018 becomes a biennial of art in public space and will be organized every two years. The goal of the “Public Space Days” is to offer, to different stakeholders and different representatives of the public, a platform for discussion whose aim is to raise awareness and take action on topics and initiatives concerning democratization, protection and opening the public space to citizens through art. This year’s edition will expand and will include a series of exchanges between the inhabitants of both banks of the Dniester, bringing together artists, cultural managers, researchers, journalists and other cultural operators from Chisinau, Bender, Tiraspol and other cities. #ZSP2018 program includes an international conference, artistic residencies, creative workshops, a series of concerts and music performances, guided tours, interventions and exhibitions in public spaces. → more