Questioning Alternative Practices
Project by : Anton Vidokle ve Pelin Tan Participants : Maria Lind, Martha Rosler, Pelin Tan, Bikvanderpol, Anton Vidokle, Haris Pelapaisiotis 23-24 September 2006 23 September Saturday, Platform 4pm Maria Lind (European Cultural Policies vs. self- organization) 4.30 pm Martha Rosler (artists run and cooperative galleries/ alternative spaces in North America during and after the NEA) 5 pm Bikvanderpol 5.30 pm Haris Pelapaisiotis group (artists initiatives at the edge of Europe) 6 pm Coffee break 6.30 Äì 7.30 Focus Groups/Discussion A three part workshop/seminar organized by Pelin Tan and Anton Vidokle, questioning viability of artists-run spaces and artist collectives as alternative contemporary art practices. Artists' initiatives have been a crucial force in development of public cultural institutions. From Courbet's revolutionary artist-curated exhibitions, to more current examples such as artist run spaces, centers and collectives, these grass-root initiatives have historically offered a critical alternative to official, state mandated institutions. It can be argued that these smaller, self-organized models are often more effective in contributing to cultural development and produce impact disproportionate to their scale. However, contemporary factors that influence practices and models of artists' initiatives, such as new institutionalism and modes of collaboration shaped by governmental cultural policies (EU Äì European cultural capital for example), as well as market-driven dynamics in western and non-western cities, are speeding up the privatization of public and urban space, and need be carefully considered as artists'-run spaces are now frequently instrumentalized for goals of urban, institutional and cultural normalization. This workshop will examine the current state of artists' initiatives and discuss potential for new models and structures. The discussions will take part in three different cities addressing topics pertinent to these specific locations. The first session will take place in Istanbul in September 2006, and will focus on several key contextual factors: the glamour newly bestowed upon self initiated artistic projects in the age of globalism, Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union and the related rapid and large scale transformation of Istanbul. The second session will occur in November in Berlin, a city which recently undergone a drastic transformation and unification, where production of critical visual culture is so much driven by artists' initiatives that it maintains more then thirty such organizations. The final session will take place in January 2007, in Nicosia Äì a divided city that is almost entirely lacking in such initiatives for which this project aims to present a range of possible models for effective alternative cultural institutions. A book will be proceed in next year, 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternatif Pratikleri Sorgulamak Dºzenleyenler: Anton Vidokle ve Pelin Tan Kat±lanlar: Maria Lind, Martha Rosler, Pelin Tan, Bikvanderpol, Anton Vidokle, Haris Pelapaisiotis 23-24 Eylul 2006 23 Eylºl Cumartesi, Platform 15:00 Giriü: Pelin Tan ve Anton Vidokle 16:00 Maria Lind (Avrupa Kultur Politikalar± ve Oz-orgutlenme) 16:30 Martha Rosler (NEA [National Endowment for the Arts] Dnemi Sonras±nda Kuzey Amerika'da Sanatß±lar±n ülettiüi veya Kat±ld±ü± Alternatif Mekanlar) 17:00 Bikvanderpol (Bat± Avrupa'da Sanatß±lar±n ñrgºtlediüi Mekanlar ve Rotterdam 2001 Avrupa Kºltºr Baükenti Sorunsal±) 17:30 Haris Pelapaisiotis Grubu (Avrupa'n±n Kenar±nda Sanatß± Giriüimleri) 18:00 Kahve Aras± 18:30 - 19:30 Odakl± áal±üma ve Tart±üma Pelin Tan ve Anton Vidokle, alternatif gºncel sanat pratikleri olan, sanatß±lar±n iülettiüi mekanlar± ve sanatß± kolektiflerini sorgulayan, 3 blºmden oluüan bir atlye ßal±ümas± dºzenliyor. Sanatß± giriüimlerinin, kamusal kºltºr kurumlar±n±n geliüiminde can al±c± nemi olmuütur. Gustave Courbet'nin sergilerinden beri, sanatß± mekanlar±, merkezleri ve kolektifleri gibi giriüimler, tarihsel olarak kurumsal ve devlet onayl± kurumlara karü± eleütirel bir alternatif oluüturmuütur. Bu tºr kºßºk kiüisel giriüim modelleri, boyutlar±n±n ßok tesinde kºltºrel geliüime katk±da bulunmuü ve etkili olmuütur. Bununla birlikte, sanatß± giriüimi pratikleri ve modellerini bißimleyen yeni kurumsallaüma ve devlet kºltºr politikalar±n±n etkilediüi iübirliüi tarzlar± (AB-rneüin Avrupa Kºltºr Baükentleri projesi) gibi gºncel olgular da gz nºne al±nmal±d±r. Bunlar±n yan± s±ra bat±l± ve bat±l± olmayan kentlerdeki piyasa dinamikleri, kamusal ve kentsel alanlar±n h±zla zelleütirilmesi, sanatß± mekanlar±n±n s±kl±kla kentsel, kurumsal ve kºltºrel normalleütirme yolunda araßsallaüt±r±lmas± da deüerlendirilmelidir. Bu atlye ßal±ümas±nda, sanatß± giriüimlerinin gºncel durumlar± incelenecek, olas± yeni modelleri ve yap±lar± tart±ü±lacakt±r. Tart±ümalar 3 kentte yap±lacak, her oturumda seßilen blgeyle ilgili baül±klara deüinilecektir. lk toplant± Eylºl 2006'da stanbul'da gerßekleütirilecek ve baz± ana baülamsal konular ele al±nacakt±r. Bu kapsamda, kºreselleüme ßaü±nda sanatß±lar±n giriütiüi projelerin cazibesiyle, Tºrkiye'nin Avrupa Birliüi'ne giriü sºrecinde stanbul'un geßirdiüi ani ve geniü kapsaml± deüiüime deüinilecektir. kinci oturum, Kas±m ay±nda Berlin'de gerßekleütirilecektir. Kent, yak±n geßmiüte esasl± bir deüiüime ve birleümeye maruz kalm±üt±r. Bu ortamda grsel kºltºr ºretimi 30'u aük±n sanatß± giriüiminden beslenmiütir. Son oturum ise Ocak 2007'de Lefkoüe'de gerßekleütirilecektir. Blºnmºü bir kent olarak Lefkoüe, neredeyse bu tºr giriüimlerden tºmºyle yoksundur. Projenin buradaki amac±, alternatif kºltºr kurumlar± ißin farkl± modeller sunmakt±r.Toplant±larda konuüulanlar±n ve konuümac±lara ait bilgilerin yer ald±ü± bir kitap, 2007 y±l± ißinde haz±rlanacakt±r. -- <http://www.tanpelin.blogspot.com>www.tanpelin.blogspot.com ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
