[oberlist] SE* evnt: Conference at Kalmar konstmuseum, September 19th in connection with A Complicated Relation, part 1

Vladimir US vladimir at oberliht.org.md
Tue Sep 6 17:27:20 CEST 2011



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> From: "Martin Schibli" <martin.schibli at kalmarkonstmuseum.se>
> Date: Sep 06, 2011 5:27:26 PM EEST
> To: "Martin Schibli" <martin.schibli at kalmarkonstmuseum.se>
> Subject: Conference at Kalmar konstmuseum, September 19th in  
> connection with A Complicated Relation, part 1
>
>
> Conference Kalmar konstmuseum September 19th, 2011
>
>
> Speakers:
>
> Roman Korzhov | commissar of the Shiryaevo Biennale, Samara, Russia.
> Conny Blom | artist Sweden/Slovenia, co-founder of Conceptual Art  
> Centre (CAC) Bukovje, Slovenia.
> Sanne Kofod Olsen | art historian and director at Museum of  
> Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark.
> Vladimer Darakhvelidze | artist, Georgia/Netherlands.
> Sergey Shabohin | artist, curator and editor, Belarus.
> Stefan Rusu | artist and curator, Moldava/Romania.
> Oleg Blyablyas | curator of the National Centre for Contemporary  
> Arts, Kaliningrad Branch, Russia.
> Marina Naprushkina | founder of The Office for Anti-propaganda (Büro  
> für Antipropaganda), Belarus/Germany.
> Vladimir Us | artist, curator Moldava.
> Serhiy Popov | artist, Ukraine.
>
>
> The conference are organized in connection with the exhibition:
> A complicated relation, part 1
> 17th Sep – 20th Nov 2011
>
> This conference is held entirely in English
>
> Kalmar konstmuseum invites to a 1-day conference on the  
> possibilities for culture to act as a driving force for social  
> progress, regional as well as international. The conference focuses  
> on countries that Sweden is historically connected to – including  
> Russia, Belarus, Georgia, the Ukraine, Moldavia, and Slovenia –  
> areas where artists remain active despite a minimal local art scene.  
> These are areas where public institutions are not yet defined, were  
> art plays a role to reach outside the art scene and into the  
> population. The conference targets anyone who is interested in  
> learning about the possibilities for culture to act as a progressive  
> part of society, with a special focus on Eastern Europe – An area  
> where Kalmar konstmuseum  has been recognized as an important  
> partner, and regularly participates in exhibitions and biennales.
> The majority of speakers are from areas in the outskirts of the  
> cultural scene in their countries. The invited speakers will give  
> presentations on their work with contemporary art in direct relation  
> to the present situation in society. The conference provides an  
> opportunity for participants to meet and exchange experiences.
> This conference is connected to the major exhibition at Kalmar  
> konstmuseum this fall: a Complicated Relation, part I and part II.  
> Both parts can be seen as a continuation of the much acclaimed  
> exhibition Friction and Conflict - Cultural exchange and influences  
> within North Eastern Europe which Kalmar konstmuseum presented in  
> 2008.
> The conference is produced with the financial support from Svenska  
> Institutet and the Romanian Culture Institute.
>
> For questions regarding content, please contact Director of  
> Exhibitions Martin Schibli:
> martin.schibli at kalmarkonstmuseum.se
>
> For general information and further questions, contact Ola Carlsson, ola.carlsson at kalmarkonstmuseum.se
>
> For tickets, contact Maiken Fohlin, maiken.fohlin at kalmarkonstmuseum.se
>
> The Conference will take place at Kalmar konstmuseum floor 4
> There is a limit of 50 seats, so an early registration is adviced
> Tickets cost SEK 795 including breakfast and lunch
>
>
>
> Programme for the conference September 19th, Kalmar konstmuseum
> 08:00 Registration | exhibitions open
>
> 08:45 Kalmar konstmuseum welcomes you to the conference | director  
> of exhibitions Martin Schibli gives a brief introduction to the  
> conference
>
> 09:10 Roman Korzhov | commissar of the Shiryaevo Biennale, Samara,  
> Russia. Talks about the development in implementing contemporary art  
> into the region of Samara.
>
> 09:45 Conny Blom | artist Sweden/Slovenia, co-founder of Conceptual  
> Art Centre (CAC) Bukovje, Slovenia. Blom talks about CAC Bukovje  
> that is situated in a Slovene mountain village that otherwise is  
> completely seperated from the art world.
>
> 10:10 Break
>
> 10:30 Sanne Kofod Olsen | art historian and director at Museum of  
> Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark. Talks about the Museum of  
> Contemporary Art in Roskilde
>
> 11:00 Vladimer Darakhvelidze | artist, Georgia/Netherlands. Talks  
> about observation of modern Georgian public life and about his  
> interventions in public space in Tbilisi.
>
> 11:30 Sergey Shabohin | artist, curator and editor, Belarus. Talks  
> about the conservatism of the Belarusian State Academy of Art and  
> his cooperation with the Gallery Contemporary Art  "Ў".
>
> 12:00 Lunch
>
> 13:00 Stefan Rusu | artist and curator, Moldava/Romania. Rusu’s  
> artistic and curatorial agenda is closely connected to undergoing  
> processes and changes that occured in the post-socialist societies  
> after 1989.
>
> 13:40 Oleg Blyablyas | curator of the National Centre for  
> Contemporary Arts, Kaliningrad
> Branch, Russia. Talks about NCCA’s activities and covers a number  
> of projects implemented by international artists in Kaliningrad  
> mostly in the domain of public art.
>
> 14:20 Break
>
> 14:50 Marina Naprushkina | founder of The Office for Anti-propaganda  
> (Büro für Antipropaganda), Belarus/Germany. Naprushkina focuses on  
> Belarus because its political model can be transferred to some other  
> East European and Latin American countries from which Belarus gets  
> political support.
>
> 15:20 Vladimir Us | artist, curator Moldava. Talks about the  
> activity of Oberliht Association and will partially explain his  
> interest for ideology and public space - the way these two relate to  
> each other, and how did this relation evolve during the last two  
> decades of never-ending transition that Moldova is going through.
>
> 16:00 Serhiy Popov | artist, Ukraine. Talks about how SOSka art  
> group works with economical and social problems, politics,  
> commercialization of art and the isolation of Ukraine from Europe.
>
>
>
> 16:30 Sum up and discussion
>
> 17:30  - 19:00 Mingle in the library | drinks, exhibitions open
>
>
>
> Speakers
>
> Roman Korzhov | Together with his wife Nelya Khorzhova key figure in  
> transforming the Samara-region into a important community for  
> contemporary arts. Co-founder of Shiryaevo-Biennale in 1999 and  
> public art projects like huge billboard project Artnews Outdoor.
> Conny Blom | Conny Blom is an internationally active Swedish artist,  
> with a long list of exhibitions. Together with the Slovene artist  
> Nina Slejko he is running Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje, a social  
> art project that doubles as an exhibition space. CAC Bukovje is  
> situated in a Slovene mountain village that otherwise is completely  
> seperated from the art world. Within the frames of the project Blom  
> and Slejko arrange meetings and exhibitions with both established  
> and emerging artists in a homely and relaxed atmosphere.
>
> Sanne Kofod Olsen | Art historian and director at Museum of  
> Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark. She has been dean of Funen Art  
> Academy (2005-2009) and curator at Danish Contemporary Art  
> Foundation/Danish Arts Agency (1999-2005). Since the mid-90s, she  
> has been an art writer, lecturer and occasional freelance curator.  
> She is a member of Danish Arts Council (2011-14) and other boards.
>
>
> Vladimer Darakhvelidze | Artist from Georgia
> Interested in modern Georgian public life, which he explores in his  
> interventions in public space in Tbilisi.
> Darakhvelidze is questioning the situation around representation of  
> Georgian modernism outside of Georgia.
> www.vladimer.net
>
> Sergey Shabohin | Artist and editor in chief of the portal of  
> contemporary Belarusian art Art Aktivist, curator at Galley  
> Contemporary Art  "Ў".
>
> Stefan Rusu | Artist and curator based in Chisinau, Moldava and  
> Bucharest, Romania. Among his preoccupations are the aspects of mass  
> manipulation techniques, political engineering strategies, forms of  
> colonization and culturalization that culminated in some cases with  
> the construction of artificial entities, as it is the case of  
> Republic of Moldova. Rusu was trained as visual artist and later  
> extended his practice to curating, managing and fundraising  
> projects, editing TV programs, producing experimental films, TV  
> reports and documentaries.
> Rusu’s works have been included in numerous group shows including  
> those at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, The Renaissance  
> Society in Chicago, Outpost for Contemporary Art/Los Angeles; TATE  
> Gallery London and many more.
>
> Oleg Blyablyas | Curator of the National Centre for Contemporary  
> Arts, Kaliningrad
> Branch, Russia
>
> Marina Naprushkina | The Office for Anti-Propaganda was founded in  
> 2007 in Frankfurt. The “Office” produces an archive of videos,  
> texts and picture material on the subject of political propaganda.  
> The focus is on Belarus because but its political model can be  
> transferred to some other East European and Latin American countries  
> from which Belarus gets political support. Belarus is also an  
> outstanding example of how to establish a modern dictatorship and  
> how the western democracies handle this “problem”.
>
> Vladimir Us | Artist & curator based in Chisinau, Moldova. Founder,  
> member and president of Oberliht Young Artists Associationhttp://oberliht.com
> Through his recent works and projects he is questioning the process  
> of formation of the public space in post-soviet cities and other  
> territories in transition. In 2006 he co-curated the "A step aside"  
> project organized by Session 15 of Ecole du MAGASIN - international  
> curatorial training program in Grenoble, France: http://www.ecoledumagasin.com/session15
>
> Serhiy Popov | Artist from the Ukraine. Studied between 1997 and  
> 2002  on Academy for Design and the Arts, Charkow
>
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Vladimir US

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