Discussion - "Revolution" in the Ukrainian contemporary cultural field
In its third edition SAY IT. UA> looks at the situation of the art and culture scene in Ukraine, which is hardly known outside of the country compared to the widely discussed political situation. Since the independence of Ukraine the art and cultural scene has its own tempo of development with steps forward and backwards. The revolution of 2014 has given a new opportunity for a bigger jump and a significant change in this field as well. SAY IT. UA> invites experts and insiders to discuss and answer the questions that evolve in the current situation.
Language: English or/and German.
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Live Skype session in Q&A format
19:10-19:15: Anna Khodorkovskaya / Anastasiya Yarovenko / Hans Knoll, SAY IT TEAM: Introduction
19:15-19:25: Anastasiya Yarovenko, SAY IT TEAM: About SAY IT
19:25-19:35: Alisa Lozhkina, ART UKRAINE’s editor-in-chief, Deputy Director of Mystetskyi Arsenal, curator of the exhibition “I am a drop in the ocean: art of the Ukrainian revolution”:
What is the future of the current exhibition in Künstlerhaus? Few words about "Codex of Mezhyhiria"?. What is the future policy of Mystetskyi Arsenal, are there any changes before and after "Maidan" from institutional point of view.
19:40-19:50: Hedwig Saxenhuber, curator of the Second Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art – ARSENALE 2015:
Comparison of activities of Ukrainian cultural field before "Maidan" and after. New energies of the Revolution.
19:55-20:05: Georg Schöllhammer, curator of the Second Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art – ARSENALE 2015:
Preparation to the Biennale: changes in the perception of contemporary art in Ukraine.
20:10-20:20: Larissa Babij, Art Workers' Self-defense Initiative (ISTM):
Older and newer initiatives of art "workers". What are activities of ISTM and Hudrada? Are any changes happening with such "popular" issues as censorship, collaboration ethics, etc.
20:25-20:35: Larisa Venediktova, active member of The Assembly for Culture in Ukraine:
What is the Assembly? What does it do and what impact does it create in the cultural field of Ukraine.
20:40-20:55: Olena Pravylo, organizer of the interdisciplinary project "Congress of cultural activists of Ukraine":
What is "Congress of cultural activists of Ukraine"? How and when did this initiative appear? What's next after the Congress will happen?
21:00-21:10: Yulia Zynovieva, National Art Museum of Ukraine:
New initiatives of the Museum as an istitution. Intervention of contemporary art.
21:15-21:25: Anatoliy Babiychuk, artist, alumnus of Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Slade School of Fine Art, London. Lives and works in Vienna, Austria and Chervonograd, Ukraine:
Cultural institutional life in Austria for foreigners.
After each talk 5 min. time for questions.
In cooperation with SAY IT
SAY IT is a series of events. Each of them includes an exhibition of contemporary art and discussion on current issues in societies with virulent changes in their development processes. Each time the current problems of one single country are being picked out as a central theme. SAY IT is a specific format of an exhibition space and informative panel initiated by Anna Khodorkovskaya and Anastasiya Yarovenko in cooperation with Hans Knoll. This idea arose in response to the current pulsing situation in Ukraine.
Im Rahmen von:
I AM A DROP IN THE OCEAN - ART OF THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION