We cordially invite you to the first lecture of the SMArt Talks cycle organised by the Centre for Modern Art & Theory. The lecture will take place next Thursday, the 10th of 2024, in the Hans Belting Library at 18:00. Our first speaker is Juliane Debeusscher, a researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a current visiting fellow at the Centre for Modern Art & Theory. You can find the abstract of the lecture below.
Abstract
What is contextual art? Who is behind it? And can it be exhibited? Between the late 1960s and 1970s, a number of artists and cultural operators active in Europe stressed the need to produce a contextual art, anchored in concrete social, cultural or environmental sites. These targeted interventions were often put into practice through fieldwork conducted with local communities and local authorities. At the same time, they were part of the framework of transnational collaborations or meetings that repositioned these investigations and concerns on a wider stage.
the premiere of a new film, “Armenophobia: The Roots of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict." The screening will take place in the Representative Hall of the Brno City Hall (Zastupitelském sále radnice Brno-střed) on December 5 at 7:30 p.m. The entrance is from Dominikánská Street.