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Welcoming Smart Owie from Nigeria to AR-Residency
We are happy to welcome Smart Owie, renowned Nigerian artist and sculptor, who became an AR-Resident in January 2019. He is currently in safety at an undisclosed AR-Safe Haven Residency in Africa. Owie was forced to leave Nigeria after a … Continue reading
AR Resident – Spartak Khachanov
Spartak Khachanov is a sculptor and contemporary artist who produces visually, politically and emotionally charged works in a variety of materials and genres. Following an exhibition of his new work at the Kiev Academy of Fine Art (NOAM) in January … Continue reading
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Tagged #aralumnus, #artistsatrisk, activism, AR, ar resident, artist, artists at risk, Chatschanow, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, helsinki, Khachanov, pacifism, perpetuum mobile, Safe Haven Helsinki, safe haven residency, Spartak, Spartak Chatschanow, Spartak Khachanov, Ukraine
Free Musician Rami Sidky – Held in Egyptian prison since 2018 – Artists at Risk
Rami Sidky, a 33-year old guitarist and musician from Cairo (Egypt) has been languishing in jail since May 2018. The Egyptian judiciary continues to hold Rami without clear charges. His supposed crime? Alleged participation in a song critical of the … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, AR, Egyptian revolution, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, human rights, open letter, Rami Sidky
Welcoming Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo to Eläintarha Villa
We are happy to extend a warm welcome Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, a Zimbabwean writer, poet, protest musician, and human rights defender, who will be artist in residence, co-hosted by PM-Perpetuum Mobile and HIAP at Eläintarha Villa, as a guest of … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, AR, ar-safe haven residency, artists at risk, elaintarha villa, perpetuum mobile, pm, zimbabwe
AR Resident – Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo is a poet, non-fiction writer and protest musician from the city of Kwekwe in the Republic of Zimbabwe. He is co-founder and Director of the Zimbabwe Organization for Youth In Politics (Z.O.Y.P), a grassroots non-profit youth organisation … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, AR, artists at risk, elaintarha villa, perpetuum mobile, pm, zimbabwe
AR Resident – Barıs Seyitvan
Baris Seyitvan (1982) is a Kurdish curator and artist previously based in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, working around the themes of contemporary art and migration, conflict, imprisonment and torture, nomadism, and exile. Graduating in 2004 in Fine Arts Education at Dicle … Continue reading
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Tagged #aralumnus, activism, AR, ar resident, AR-ZKM Karlsruhe, artists at risk, Artists at Risk (AR), Baris, baris seyitvan, Belgrade, Berlin, freedom of expression, helsinki, Kurd, perpetuum mobile, pm, Seyitvan, turkey, ZKM
Welcoming Barış Seyitvan as AR-Resident at Suomenlinna
We are happy to welcome Barış Seyitvan as AR-Resident at Suomenlinna in Helsinki. Barış is a curator and artist with extensive experience of research into conflict and displacement in relation to contemporary art and the conditions of the art worker … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, AR, artists at rick, baris seyitvan, helsinki, perpetuum mobile, pm, suomelinna, turkey
PRESS: Will Silence be Golden When Our Freedoms Are Gone?
Source: Collecteur, Dorian Batycka January. 2019 PRESS TEXT: Will Silence Be Golden When Our Freedoms Are Gone? The origin of the word “censor” can be traced to the office of censor established in Rome 443 BCE. While free speech and … Continue reading
AR-Resident Tito Valery back in Berlin
We are pleased to announce that Tito Valery will be continuing his Artists at Risk Residency in Berlin in cooperation with the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.). While in Berlin, Tito will be hosting a session at the 2nd edition of … Continue reading
Documentation: Tito Valery’s TALK at ViCCA, Aalto University
Bio page: Tito Valery Tito Valery, Artists at Risk (AR) Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki was invited to give a lecture at the Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art (ViCCA) transdisciplinary Masters Degree Programme at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and … Continue reading
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