Participants: Miklós Erhardt (Vienna/Budapest), Lilla Khoór (Budapest), Thomas Kilpper (Berlin), János Sugár (Budapest)
Moderated by: Szilvia Nagy (Budapest)
The title of the roundtable-discussion reflects upon Beuys’ call to artists to take action in shaping society the society. Though his views are based on the ‘70s institutional critique, the underlying questions repeatedly get into the focus of the artistic discourse: nowadays mostly through the critical analysis of political, social and economical changes.
The roundtable discussion introduces and questions different artistic positions on the topic of art + social responsibility and investigates, how the critical approach of an artist is transformed into artistic practice. What does Beuys’ concept of “Social Sculpture” mean in this context? May or should the society be shaped through art? How can an artist act responsibly toward the community? Local and global perspectives will be highlighted and discussed.
The discussion will be held in English language. Free admission.
“SRIAT: Social Responsibility In Art Today!”
Workshop: October 24th – November 5th, 2012.
Exhibition opening: November 5th, 6pm
Location: Budapest 1114, Bartók Béla út 29.
www.irogmetropol.org
SRIAT is realized in collaboration with the Intermedia, the Art Theory and Curatorial Studies Departments and TransPraxis - International Center for Art and Theory, of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest.
With kind support from: Intermedia Faculty / Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem (Hungarian University of Fine Arts), Ludwig Múzeum Budapest, ifa - Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (Germany), NKA
