{"id":66327,"date":"2022-09-27T02:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salon21.univie.ac.at\/?p=66327"},"modified":"2022-09-28T08:30:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T08:30:19","slug":"workshop-summit-art-art-and-political-events-since-the-1970s-15-16-10-2022-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salon21.univie.ac.at\/?p=66327","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: Summit Art: Art and Political Events since the 1970s, 15.-16.10.2022, Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Institut f\u00fcr Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, HU Berlin; Linn Burchert<\/strong> (Web)<\/a><\/p>\n

Zeit: 15.-16.10.2022
\nOrt: Berlin
\nAnmeldung bis: 07.10.2022<\/p>\n

In recent decades, \u2018political art\u2019 and \u2018the political\u2019 in contemporary art have become a major focus of art historical research. Within this broad field, the workshop addresses an as of yet underexplored arena: art directly related to political summits and other institutionalised political media events. During the workshop, the participants will discuss art produced since the 1970s that has appeared in the context of specific political negotiations, events and ceremonies, such as on the occasion of UN summits, during G8, G20 or diplomatic events held by various political \u201cleaders,\u201d or at national and international meetings or anniversaries such as Earth Day. A particular feature of \u201cSummit Art\u201d and its related forms is its incorporation into existing political and public (media) formats versus into acknowledged art worlds.<\/p>\n

The workshop\u2019s aim is thus to debate the interconnectedness of art and political events, as well as to discuss how art contributes to \u2013 and even shapes \u2013 these often festival-like mega media events. Emphasis is placed on the diplomatic, governmental and media-political uses of images, art as both a means of legitimation and critique of summits, political events as aesthetic sites of affect, and the role of artistic activism on these occasions between potential resistance and the danger of recuperation. The goal is ultimately to reflect on the theoretical as well as methodological and terminological challenges of research into \u201cSummit Art\u201d, thus initiating an exchange around various aspects of this current of contemporary art. Read more … (Web)<\/a><\/p>\n