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<P class=EC_EC_EC_style3 align=left><FONT color=#808080>Vladimir Us</FONT></P>
<P class=EC_EC_EC_style3 align=left><FONT color=#808080>artist & curator</FONT></P>
<P class=EC_EC_EC_style3 align=left><FONT color=#808080><A href="http://www.oberliht.org.md/" target=_blank>http://www.oberliht.org.md</A></FONT></P><BR><BR>> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:36:50 +0300<BR>> Subject: Public Preparation: Symptoms of nationalism and critique of nationalism in the practice of contemporary art<BR>> From: moskva80@moskva80.com<BR>> To: info@moskva80.com<BR>> <BR>> PUBLIC PREPARATION SOCIAL CLUB<BR>> Symptoms of nationalism and critique of nationalism in the practice of<BR>> contemporary art<BR>> <BR>> Date: July 11, 2008<BR>> Venue: Pärnu Artists' House, Nikolai 27, Pärnu, Estonia<BR>> Info: www.publicpreparation.org<BR>> <BR>> An international seminar in the series of "Public Preparation" events<BR>> concentrating on the relations of contemporary art and nationalism in<BR>> different places of the world.<BR>> <BR>> The summer seminar furthers the current agenda of the "Public Preparation"<BR>> project, continuing the thinking camp "Exercises on Adhocray" that took<BR>> place in July 2007 and dealt with self-organisation and grassroots<BR>> democracy in the field of contemporary art; it also follows discussions<BR>> and debates from the international seminar "Translocal Express. Jubilee<BR>> Edition" which addressed the growing tendencies of nationalism on Eastern<BR>> borders of Europe (from Helsinki to Istanbul) and its relation to<BR>> contemporary art. Let's not forget, that during this year many European<BR>> nation states celebrate its 90th anniversary -- these celebrations provide<BR>> a vivid and indicative context to inspect and rethink the idea of nation<BR>> and nation state but also the role of art in these ideological<BR>> constructions.<BR>> <BR>> In the upcoming seminar a number of contemporary art professionals --<BR>> artists, curators and art historians -- will give a comprehensive insight<BR>> into the art scenes and dominant mentalities in the social realities they<BR>> are active in. The aim of the seminar is to get an overview about diverse<BR>> cultural and artistic situations from the perspective of national values.<BR>> The series of inputs could become a ground from which to continue with<BR>> comparative analyses, mapping and examining of similarities and<BR>> differences.<BR>> <BR>> Presentations by Kendra Ballingall (Winnipeg), Remco de Blaaij<BR>> (Eindhoven), Övül Durmusoglu (Istanbul/Vienna), Ronen Eidelman (Tel<BR>> Aviv/Weimar), Eva Fotiadi (Amsterdam), Erden Kosova (Istanbul), Johannes<BR>> Paul Rather (Berlin), Sára Stenczer (Budapest/Paris), and Tamara Zlobina<BR>> (Kiev), moderated by Rael Artel (Pärnu).<BR>> <BR>> Detailed programme is published at www.publicpreparation.org.<BR>> <BR>> The seminar language is English.<BR>> <BR>> For better management please register at info(at)publicpreparation.org.<BR>> <BR>> Organiser: "Public Preparation"<BR>> Rael Artel<BR>> moskva80(at)moskva80.com<BR>> +37256229213<BR>> <BR>> "Public Preparation" is an international platform for knowledge-production<BR>> and network-based communication in the field of contemporary art. "Public<BR>> Preparation" started in 2007 as a sequence of informal encounters which<BR>> constituted the publicly visible preparation process of the Biennale of<BR>> Young Artists, Tallinn 2007 (curated by Rael Artel & Anneli Porri). After<BR>> the exhibition was over, "Public Preparation" continues as an independent<BR>> project and focuses on the problematics of nationalism in contemporary<BR>> society.<BR>> <BR>> The seminar is kindly supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian<BR>> Ministry of Culture, European Cultural Foundation, Manitoba Arts Council,<BR>> Pärnu Town Government, and Winnipeg Arts Council.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ------------------------<BR>> Forever Yours,<BR>> Rael Artel<BR>> gsm: + 372 56 229 213<BR>> email: moskva80@moskva80.com<BR>> msn: moskva80@hotmail.com<BR>> www.publicpreparation.org<BR>> <BR><br /><hr />Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! <a href='http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body>
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