[artinfo] Perfect Harmony | Recent Art and Politics in Eastern Europe
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Onassis Cultural Centre
<http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1572/>www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1572/
Symposium: Perfect Harmony
Recent Art and Politics in Eastern Europe
27-28 NOVEMBER 2015
With: Boris Groys, Piotr Gruszczynski, Nata”a
Iliç (WHW), Szabolcs KissPál, Luca Janka László,
Sodja Lotker, Tomislav Medak, Livia Páldi, Dan
Perjovschi, Hajnalka Somogyi, Kostis Stafylakis,
Kuba Szreder, Adam Szymczyk, Wojtek Ziemilski,
Artur šmijewski
Curated by: Katia Arfara and Joanna Warsza
It almost seemed like all the big problems had
moved to Greece. But the agenda changed again
-for example the focus is now once again on
Eastern Europe, where austerity and xenophobia
meet in 'perfect harmony'. The region's firm
anti-immigration stance reveals not only social
insensitivity, but neo-nationalisms and the fear
of the other. The division between East and West
in Europe may be even deeper than we thought -
and the post-Communist condition is not quite
over.
This two-day symposium -with artists' dialogues,
a screening, a lecture, panels and a performance-
reflects the artistic, activist and political
dilemmas of Eastern Europe. How is the artistic
community reacting to the harsher political
weather? How does it challenge oppressive and
narrow-minded regimes? How does it tackle issues
of rampant nationalism? And can art, once again,
become an agent of coming together politically?
Or is this too much to expect?
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Athens
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