Vladimir Us artist & curator http://www.oberliht.org.md > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:28:47 +0300 > Subject: Public Preparation call for participation - international > seminar/workshop "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown", Muzeum > Sztuki Lodz, PL, 10-11 Nov > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Dear All, > Please find below the information about next Public Preparation event in > Muzeum Sztuki Lódz and forward it to the ones who would possibly be > interested in it! > Best regards, > Rael and Magdalena > > > > CALL FOR PARTICIPATION > > International Seminar/Workshop for Contemporary Art Professionals: > "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown" > November 10--11, 2009, Muzeum Sztuki, Lódz, Poland > > Guest speakers: Marina Grzinic and Jens Haaning. > > > Muzeum Sztuki in Lódz, in collaboration with Public Preparation, an > international platform for knowledge-production and networking, is calling > for applications to participate in a two-day seminar/workshop dedicated to > the critical exploration of interconnections between nationalist ideology > and the capitalist economic system. > > Amongst other groups, the contemporary art community is witnessing growing > tendencies toward nationalism, which in the most radical cases take the form > of violent intolerance, racism and xenophobia. With the very recent > appearance of the global financial crises, protectionist policies have > emerged, re-gained in popularity and started to play a central role in the > emergency plans for economies directed by national governments. Capitalism > forms a fundamental part of modern economies and, having developed hand in > hand with modern nation state apparatuses, recent changes in the global > economy and the revival of nationalism force us to recognise, discuss and > examine, the changes in relations between these two super-forces which drive > the world. In focusing on the symbiotic link between nationalist ideology > and the neoliberal capitalist order, we would like to invite art > professionals, especially curators, theoreticians and artists, who have been > dealing with this issue and related topics in their prior practice to > participate, to share their knowledge, experience and ideas during "Nations > in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown". > > The questions that might be addressed during the two-day seminar/workshop > could be articulated as follows: How are national values and traditions used > as an excuse for economic activities and corporate politics? How is capital > used as a tool of power to fulfill nationalist-imperialist policies in > particular regions? How might the return to protectionist politics influence > nationalist movements in contemporary Europe during this crises of global > capitalism? How do they deal with migration and transnational identity? Why > do nation-states behave like companies and companies act like nation-states? > What is behind states branding themselves and using marketing tools and > companies becoming multinational empires with their own rules and > regulations? How is art and culture instrumentalised for the sake of > strengthening national identity and promoting the nation? > > The seminar/workshop consists of a seminar and a screening open to the > public plus discussion on November 10, 2009 continuing with closed > workshops on November 11, 2009. The workshops will be held by Marina > Grzinic and Jens Haaning. > > We greatly regret that Muzeum Sztuki and the Public Preparation teams > cannot provide accommodation and travel grants, but we are able to provide > supporting letters for funding organisations and assist with individual > fund-raising. And of course we are happy to advise on budgeting options > such as good value accommodation. > > The seminar language will be English. > > If you are interested in taking part in the workshop/seminar, please fill > in the attached form and send it to: [email protected] > The deadline for the application is 1 October 2009. > > For further information, please, contact the Public Preparation team via > [email protected] > > About the Public Preparation platform: > "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown" will take place within the > framework of Public Preparation events. Public Preparation is an > international platform for knowledge- production and networking. First and > foremost it is a space for international collaboration focusing on the > current practices of critical thinking and production in the field of > contemporary art. The main agenda of Public Preparation is to concentrate on > questions linked to the concept of an artist as a citizen. Contemporary art > is a crucial part of the public realm, exhibition spaces are places for open > discussion and artists have the power and responsibility to be actively > engaged in the process of examining, imagining and changing social reality. > The current phase of Public Preparation activities deals critically with the > growing tendencies of nationalism in contemporary Europe, aiming to envision > alternative ways to think about the global community. More information about > Public Preparation project can be found at www.publicpreparation.org > > Looking forward to see you in Lódz! > > Rael Artel, curator, Public Preparation > Magdalena Ziólkowska, host, Muzeum Sztuki > > > > ------------------------ > Forever Yours, > Rael Artel > gsm: + 372 56 229 213 > email: [email protected] > msn: [email protected] > skype: raelartel > www.publicpreparation.org > _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/
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