Category Archives: Art, Social Justice and Culture

Raining Money – on the opening festivities of the MMA HQ (the Pesti Vigadó)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ellenpolus

On 14 March 2014, on the occasion of the grand re-opening of the restored/renovated/expanded Pesti Vigadó, a group of civil citizens protested with an intervention against the handover of the institution to the MMA (Hungarian Academy of Arts). The intervention … Continue reading →

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Chto Delat withdraws from Manifesta 10 (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ellenpolus

It is time to break the silence! via Chto Delat? events and around //EN In solidarity with the Peace March in Moscow today Chto Delat announces its decision to withdraw from Manifesta 10On March 11th, Manifesta Foundation responded to recent calls for boycotts, cancelation and … Continue reading →

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Sydney Biennale chairman quits over company’s links to detention centres

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ellenpolus

Luca Belgiorno-Nettis. Photograph: Transfield The chairman of the Sydney Biennale and of its major sponsor Transfield Holdings, Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, has resigned his position with the festival. Organisers have announced that they will cut all ties with Transfield Holdings and with … Continue reading →

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Artists Withdraw from the 19th Sydney Biennale over Transfield Sponsorship

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ellenpolus

It is time to break the silence! Artists Withdraw from the 19th Sydney Biennale over Transfield Sponsorship STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL 26 February 2014 We are five of the 41 artists – Libia Castro, Ólafur Ólafsson, Charlie Sofo, Gabrielle de Vietri and … Continue reading →

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ART IN DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY

Posted on January 16, 2014 by ellenpolus

By Jonas Staal 1. The struggle of art in the twentieth century is characterized by an aspiration for freedom. It has battled the church, the state and the wealthy bourgeoisie in order to no longer have to serve a religious, … Continue reading →

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