October 7th, 2008 | 2008, works
Dein Land gibt es nicht – public intervention – wall-painting
Artists:
Ingo Abeska, Libia Castro und Ólafur Ólafsson, Tanja Dabo,
Enks, Igor Grubić, Delaine und Damian Le Bas,
Lisl Ponger, Nada Prlja, Khaled D. Ramadan,
Andrea Ressi, Szu Szu, Sylvia Winkler / Stephan Köperl
The project “TIT FOR TAT – Counter Images for Transcultural Thinking and
Acting” takes place also on the following locations: Afro-Asian Institute,
Chiala Afriquas, ISOP, KHG-Galerie, Megaphon, Minoriten-Galerien
im Priesterseminar, University Center for Theology, Pubic Space.
The second major part of the exhibition opens also on 4.10, at 2 pm,
at Minoriten-Galerien im Prieserseminar, Bürgergasse 2.
Co-produced by steirischer herbst, Afro-Asian Institut, ISOP, KHG,
Chiala Afriquas, Megaphon, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten & < rotor>
< rotor >
association for contemporary art
Volksgartenstraße 6a, 8020 Graz, Austria
0043 / 316 / 688306, rotor@mur.at
http://rotor.mur.at
(more text information on the show at the end of this post)
Dein Land gibt es nicht – public intervention – addasive folio on window
Dein Land gibt es nicht – wall-painting, café wall
Dein Land gibt es nicht – T-shirts
The part of the exhibition “TIT FOR TAT“ which has been organised by
< rotor > is presented in its own gallery space in the Volksgartenstrasse
plus on several locations in public space. What is on display is an
international selection of 13 artistic positions revolving around two central
notions: anti-racism and nation state.
Turning away from the concept of the nation state is absolutely essential;
after all it is based on ethnic homogeneity. The nation state has been
much too often the construct on the basis of which people who speak a
different language or belong to a different culture or denomination were and
still are discriminated, excluded and subordinated. The tight framework of
the nation state isn’t compatible with present-day demographic structures
anymore. It ought to be replaced by a more open and forward-looking
model – a model which is characterised by transcultural thinking.
Anti-racism implies the categorical rejection of any form of discrimination
of other people on the basis of their language, culture, status as a minority,
denomination and colour of their skin. Eventually, anti-racism necessitates
permanent watchfulness and reconsideration, not least with one’s own
patterns of thinking and behavior. Once again it is the artists who set us
thinking about this through the means of visual art available to them.
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“Land of Human Rights” is supported by:
steirischer herbst
Kulturabteilung des Landes Steiermark
Zukunftsfonds des Landes Steiermark
Kulturamt der Stadt Graz
BMUKK
KulturKontakt Austria
ERSTE Stiftung
KiG!
mur.at
With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
“Land of Human Rights” is a project by < rotor > association for
contemporary art/ Graz, University of J.E. Purkyne/ Usti nad Labem,
riesa efau | Motorenhalle/ Dresden, Trafó Gallery/ Budapest,
Galerija Skuc/ Ljubljana, g – mk | galerija miroslav kraljevic/ Zagreb
Many thanks for cooperation: Graz AG, Hermann Glettler,
Café – Restaurant – Kegelbahnen Thalersee, Werkhof Diskontmarin,
Falter, g24.at, Korso, KiG!, Radio Helsinki,
Max Hahn, Robert Kern, Max Möderl, Axel Staudinger,
Matthias Tschaikner, Max Wegscheidler.
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www.landofhumanrights.eu