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<br><br><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">http://www.oberliht.org.md</a></font></p><br><br><br><br>> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:28:47 +0300<br>> Subject: Public Preparation call for participation - international seminar/workshop "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown", Muzeum Sztuki Lodz, PL, 10-11 Nov<br>> From: rael@publicpreparation.org<br>> To: pp@publicpreparation.org<br>> <br>> Dear All,<br>> Please find below the information about next Public Preparation event in<br>> Muzeum Sztuki Lódz and forward it to the ones who would possibly be<br>> interested in it!<br>> Best regards,<br>> Rael and Magdalena<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION<br>> <br>> International Seminar/Workshop for Contemporary Art Professionals:<br>> "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown"<br>> November 10--11, 2009, Muzeum Sztuki, Lódz, Poland<br>> <br>> Guest speakers: Marina Grzinic and Jens Haaning.<br>> <br>> <br>> Muzeum Sztuki in Lódz, in collaboration with Public Preparation, an<br>> international platform for knowledge-production and networking, is calling<br>> for applications to participate in a two-day seminar/workshop dedicated to<br>> the critical exploration of interconnections between nationalist ideology<br>> and the capitalist economic system.<br>> <br>> Amongst other groups, the contemporary art community is witnessing growing<br>> tendencies toward nationalism, which in the most radical cases take the form<br>> of violent intolerance, racism and xenophobia. With the very recent<br>> appearance of the global financial crises, protectionist policies have<br>> emerged, re-gained in popularity and started to play a central role in the<br>> emergency plans for economies directed by national governments. Capitalism<br>> forms a fundamental part of modern economies and, having developed hand in<br>> hand with modern nation state apparatuses, recent changes in the global<br>> economy and the revival of nationalism force us to recognise, discuss and<br>> examine, the changes in relations between these two super-forces which drive<br>> the world. In focusing on the symbiotic link between nationalist ideology<br>> and the neoliberal capitalist order, we would like to invite art<br>> professionals, especially curators, theoreticians and artists, who have been<br>> dealing with this issue and related topics in their prior practice to<br>> participate, to share their knowledge, experience and ideas during "Nations<br>> in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown".<br>> <br>> The questions that might be addressed during the two-day seminar/workshop<br>> could be articulated as follows: How are national values and traditions used<br>> as an excuse for economic activities and corporate politics? How is capital<br>> used as a tool of power to fulfill nationalist-imperialist policies in<br>> particular regions? How might the return to protectionist politics influence<br>> nationalist movements in contemporary Europe during this crises of global<br>> capitalism? How do they deal with migration and transnational identity? Why<br>> do nation-states behave like companies and companies act like nation-states?<br>> What is behind states branding themselves and using marketing tools and<br>> companies becoming multinational empires with their own rules and<br>> regulations? How is art and culture instrumentalised for the sake of<br>> strengthening national identity and promoting the nation?<br>> <br>> The seminar/workshop consists of a seminar and a screening open to the<br>> public plus discussion on November 10, 2009 continuing with closed<br>> workshops on November 11, 2009. The workshops will be held by Marina<br>> Grzinic and Jens Haaning.<br>> <br>> We greatly regret that Muzeum Sztuki and the Public Preparation teams<br>> cannot provide accommodation and travel grants, but we are able to provide<br>> supporting letters for funding organisations and assist with individual<br>> fund-raising. And of course we are happy to advise on budgeting options<br>> such as good value accommodation.<br>> <br>> The seminar language will be English.<br>> <br>> If you are interested in taking part in the workshop/seminar, please fill<br>> in the attached form and send it to: opencall@publicpreparation.org<br>> The deadline for the application is 1 October 2009.<br>> <br>> For further information, please, contact the Public Preparation team via<br>> rael@publicpreparation.org<br>> <br>> About the Public Preparation platform:<br>> "Nations in the Age of Global Economic Meltdown" will take place within the<br>> framework of Public Preparation events. Public Preparation is an<br>> international platform for knowledge- production and networking. First and<br>> foremost it is a space for international collaboration focusing on the<br>> current practices of critical thinking and production in the field of<br>> contemporary art. The main agenda of Public Preparation is to concentrate on<br>> questions linked to the concept of an artist as a citizen. Contemporary art<br>> is a crucial part of the public realm, exhibition spaces are places for open<br>> discussion and artists have the power and responsibility to be actively<br>> engaged in the process of examining, imagining and changing social reality.<br>> The current phase of Public Preparation activities deals critically with the<br>> growing tendencies of nationalism in contemporary Europe, aiming to envision<br>> alternative ways to think about the global community. More information about<br>> Public Preparation project can be found at www.publicpreparation.org<br>> <br>> Looking forward to see you in Lódz!<br>> <br>> Rael Artel, curator, Public Preparation<br>> Magdalena Ziólkowska, host, Muzeum Sztuki<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------<br>> Forever Yours,<br>> Rael Artel<br>> gsm: + 372 56 229 213<br>> email: rael@publicpreparation.org<br>> msn: moskva80@hotmail.com<br>> skype: raelartel<br>> www.publicpreparation.org<br>> <br><br /><hr />check out the rest of the Windows Live™.
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