Positions in Flux: On the changing role of the artist and institution in the networked society 2009

The symposium 'Positions in flux: On the changing role of the artist and institution in the networked society' will center on some of the major parameters for the current and future development of contemporary art. In particular it will reflect on the aspect of cultural sustainability of art projects, art and technology initiatives and art curating.

Date May 8 2009
Location Trouwgebouw Amsterdam

PROGRAM IN SHORT

9:00 – 9:45 Registration

9:45 Welcome by Heiner Holtappels, director of NIMk

10:00 On the changing role of the artist and institution in the networked society by Susanne Jaschko, curator of Positions in Flux and chief curator NIMk

10.30 – 12.30 Panel 1: Art goes politics
Wafaa Bilal, artist (IQ/USA)
Hans Bernhard (AT), artist, UEBERMORGEN.COM
Knowbotic Research, artist group (D/CH), artist in residence at NIMk 2008/09
Moderated by Chris Keulemans, writer and journalist (NL)

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break with intervention by Silver & True, Flirtman

13.30 – 15.30 Panel 2: New territories and cultures of the digital
Nat Muller, independent curator and critic (NL)
Bronac Ferran (UK), researcher, consultant and founding member of bricolabs
Marcus Neustetter, media artist, curator and co-founder of Trinity Session (ZA)
Péter György, theoretician, advisor of Kitchen Budapest (HU)
Moderated by Rob van Kranenburg, thinker, networker and author (NL/BE)

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 18.00 Panel 3: Open Source – A scheme for art production and curating?
Jaromil, dyne.org and researcher at NIMk
Marcos Garcia, director of Interactivos, Medialab Prado (E)
Joasia Krysa, curator, founder of KURATOR (PL/UK)
Femke Snelting (NL) and Renée Turner (USA), De Geuzen
Moderated by Josephine Bosma, theoretician and critic (NL)

Producer: Elena Perez and Pim Peterse

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items are from 08 May 2009.