The curators of the project BALKAN(S) NOW believe that a much-needed political artistic practice is being shaped in countries such as Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, or Slovenia: a practice that relies on self-empowerment, strong net-working across the region, and a pro-European yet critical attitude. Hence, when one looks at the artistic landscape anywhere to the south of the Austrian border, one discovers a vivid, uniquely inter- connected art scene that stands in a strong contrast to the ethnically-organized political fabric.
- Panel 1, 19.00: The extended Balkans – Vienna as a platform for artists from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro
- Ivan Jurica, Art Education, mumok, Bratislava/Vienna
- Ivana Marjanović, Co-director, Kontekst-Kollektivs, Belgrade
- Walter Seidl, Head of Kontakt. The Art Collection Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation, Vienna
- Moderation: Suzana Milevska
- Panel 2, 20.15: “Balkans” and “Post-war” – artistic empowerment beyond those labels
- Vasja Nagy, Free-lance curator, Ljubljana/Vienna
- Ana Hoffner, Artist and PHD candidate, Vienna/Belgrade
- Aneta Stojnić, Artist, theorist and cultural worker, Belgrade
- Moderation: Jens Kabisch
BALKAN(S) NOW is curated by Gülsen Bal and Marlene Rigler in cooperation with Open Systems, Vienna, Mestna galerija, Ljubljana, and Remont, Belgrade
Veranstaltung in englischer Sprache