Communalities, urbanities and artistic commonalities
Symposium
School of Arts, Birkbeck University of London
5th of June 2018. 1pm to 5pm
Room 124, 43 Gordon Square
The symposium Communalities, urbanities and artistic commonalities will interweave ideas of art, activism, politics and urban commons, aiming for a dialogue around how we understand the creation of interdisciplinary platforms of exchange and community action in relation to artistic practices in different locations.
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Presentations
Evanthia Tselika; Paul Watt; Stephen Pritchard; Lorraine Leeson; Sophie Hope
Dialogue
The dialogue will involve presenters and symposium participants so as to consider ideas around art, activism, politics and urban commons. We will be addressing:
- New structures of living together – refugee realities and the implication of art.
- Gentrification and the visual capitalization of marginalization.
- Cultures of global mobility and digital interactions.
Initiated by | Evanthia Tselika, Assistant Professor University of Nicosia, Cyprus & Associate Research Fellow, School of the arts, Birkbeck University of London
Supported by | Corkscrew Network, Birkbeck