15.03.2015 to 28.04.2015 - MQ Freiraum
Host: MQ Cultural Tenants
Side events to the exhibition "united nations extended - The Vienna Dialog"
ART
All events are free of charge
UNO goes Camp
Date: Wed, Apr 29, 19:00
Venue: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
Franz Ablinger (monochrom/quartier21) will show the Prequel to monochrom's "Sierra Zulu", a comedy set at the Vienna International Center.
Curator Signe Theill will introduce to the world of comic strips that used the UNO - from Superwoman to Donald Duck.
Lectures Maria Veie Sandvik and Alfred Banze
Date: Tue, Apr 28, 19:00
Venue:freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
Maria Veie Sandvik: Iconology of a New World Order – Per Krohg’s Painting
in the United Nations Security Council
In 1947, Norwegian painter Per Krohg was commissioned to make a painting for the UN Security Council chamber in New York. Curator and art historian Maria Veie Sandvik unfolds the history of the painting and the role of Norway in the formative years of the UN.
Alfred Banze: H-O-P-E
The artist Alfred Banze took a copy of Krohg’s painting on a two-year journey through China, Congo, Myanmar and other countries. In numerous workshops with people of all ages and professions he produced videos that reflect the iconology of Krohg and the role of the United Nations.
Guided Tours by the curators
Date: Thu, Mar 19 thru Sun, Mar 22, daily at 16:00
Venue: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
Artist Talk: Center for Political Beauty
Date:Thu, Mar 19, 19:00
Venue: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
The Center for Political Beauty is certainly the most controversial collective in Europe concerning questions of the political engagement and ethical responsibility of the arts.
Together with Philipp Ruch, artistic director of the CPB, the curators Signe Theill and Peter Winkels will discuss projects ranging from “Pillar of Shame” to “Erster europäischer Mauerfall”.
Guided Tour with bus shuttle to the Vienna International Centre (VIC)
Date: Wed, Mar 18, 13:30
Limited availability: max. 50
Registration: <link>q21tours@mqw.at
Meeting Point: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
The curators invite you to join them on a guided tour of the exhibition, followed by a free bus shuttle and guided tour of the art collection of the VIC.
Janina Janke (GER)/Maurice de Martin (GER): UN.KNOWN SPACES
Date: Sun, Mar 15, 19:00
Venue: Raum D / quartier21
The artist duo Janke/de Martin will present their findings from artistic research carried out in the three UN cities, Nairobi, New York and Vienna.
How do places actually change the people who work there and the resident organizations?
Image: H-O-P-E © Alfred Banze
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