Item Archive: antifascist
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#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 4. Gitte Zschoch
Gitte Zschoch took over as ifa Secretary General on 1 October 2021. From 2018 to 2021, she was Director of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Brussels. Previously, she worked for the Goethe-Institut in a number of … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 3. Ganzeer
Ganzeer is the nom de plume of the graphic designer and artist from Cairo whose street images have come to epitomize the Egyptian Revolution for a global audience (take his stencil of a life-size tank near Tahrir Square, which continues … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 10. Sara Whyatt
Sara Whyatt is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of artistic expression and human rights. She headed the writers’ association PEN International‘s freedom of expression program for over 20 years, during which time she campaigned for thousands of writers worldwide … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 11. Satch Hoyt
Born London 1957; resides Berlin Satch Hoyt is a spiritualist, a believer in ritual and retention. A visual artist and a musician, his diverse and multifaceted body of work – whether sculpture, sound installation, painting, musical performance, or musical recording – is united in … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 8. Qaushiq ‘Q’ Mukherjee
“Q” is an independent artist from India who has written, produced and directed award winning films and visual media such as the web series Taranath Tantrik (2019) and Gandu (2010). He pioneered digital and DSLR filmmaking, and has worked with … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 5. The Lazours
The Lazours (Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour) are brothers and music theatre writers of Lebanese descent. We Live in Cairo, their musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, was directed by Obie Award-winner Taibi Magar for its premiere season at the … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 9. Ruangrupa (Reza ‘Asung’ Afisina & Farid Rakun)
ruangrupa is a Jakarta-based collective established in 2000. It is a non-profit organization that strives to support the idea of art within urban and cultural context by involving artists and other disciplines such as social sciences, politics, technology, media, etc, to … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 13. Vivienne Chow
Vivienne Chow is an award-winning journalist from Hong Kong, specialising in arts, culture and cultural politics. She is currently the London Correspondent for Artnet News and a contributor to Variety. Her work has appeared in various media outlets and specialist publications including … Continue reading
#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 12. Timea Junghaus
Timea Junghaus is an art historian, a leader of the Roma cultural and political movement, and a contemporary art curator. She is the executive director of the Berlin-based European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – the transnational institute for … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) joins DIE VIELEN and signs the “DECLARATION OF THE MANY”
Artists at Risk (AR) has joined DIE VIELEN (“The Many”) and its “BERLIN DECLARATION OF THE MANY”. The BERLINER ERKLÄRUNG DER VIELEN, which provides the model for similar declarations across Germany and Europe is found at the below link with all … Continue reading