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Helsinki – the first Safe Haven city in Finland? Symposium in Ateneum-Hall, 3 November
The Safe Haven Helsinki? Symposium is a forum to address the growing importance of Safe Havens, that is, residencies for art professionals at high risk. In the context of an increasing number of serious conflicts and crises afflicting the world, … Continue reading
Hospitality, creativity, solidarity: Mobile Talk by Helge Lunde director of ICORN
PM MOBILE TALK at the School of the Displaced The School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennale 2015 Lecture by Helge Lunde director of ICORN, the International Cities of Refuge Network at October 10, 19:00, Visual Culture Research Center, 44 Hlybochytska … Continue reading
The School of the Displaced at the Kyiv Biennial
As a tragic site of conflict in Europe today, one of the main emphases of The School of the Displaced at the School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennial 2015 will be the current situation in Ukraine. Kiev in particular faces … Continue reading
Between revolution and war: art and society in contemporary Ukraine
Last year Ukraine saw protests, revolution, and a counter-revolution from abroad. This presentation focuses on the European essence of the people’s uprising called Maidan, the functioning of public institutions in the revolutionary situation, under conditions of war and occupation, as … Continue reading
Memories of Dead Cities / Syria: exhibition by Issa Touma
The exhibition Memories of Dead Cities / Syria takes us to the streets of Aleppo both before the war and in the midst of a war zone. Opening on Friday, 21 November, 6–8 pm at TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere. Issa Touma from … Continue reading
Issa Touma – Syrian Lecture Series
Photographer and curator Issa Touma will give three talks during October at the University of Helsinki. Held at the city centre campus, the talks are open to public. Art in a War Zone Tuesday, 14 October, 4–6 pm University of … Continue reading
ON THE MOVE: programme 2013-2016
On the Move: Political Strategies in Art addresses the ongoing global political and economical shifts reflected in the works of artists and their chosen working strategies in the real world. The Western (art)world often romanticizes the waves of activist art, … Continue reading
