From: Reuben Fowkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:48:19 +0100
Subject: CFP: SocialEast Forum on Art and Visual Culture of
Eastern Europe
SocialEast
Forum on the Art and Visual Culture of Eastern Europe
SEMINAR SERIES - CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals for papers are invited from art historians, curators and
artists that examine the art and visual culture of Eastern Europe in
both historical and contemporary contexts. Papers are sought for the
SocialEast Seminar on Art and Empire (Manchester, 17 November 2007)
and the SocialEast Seminar on the Legacy of 1968 (Venue to be
confirmed, May 2008).
To suggest a paper for either of the next two seminars, please send a
200 word proposal and biographical note to Dr. Reuben Fowkes by email
to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The deadline for submissions is 15 September 2007.
The SocialEast Forum was initiated in 2006 by Dr. Reuben Fowkes of
MIRIAD Manchester Metropolitan University and is a platform for
collaborative, transnational research on the art and visual culture
of Eastern Europe. Documentation of the first four SocialEast
Seminars on Art and Ideology, Art and Documentary, Art and Revolution
and Art and Memory, which were held in Manchester, Budapest and
Zagreb 2006-7 can be found on the SocialEast Forum website
www.socialeast.org
SocialEast Seminar Series 2007-8
Two SocialEast Seminars will be held during 2007-8 to address the
topics of Art and Empire and the Legacy of 1968. The seminars will be
accompanied by a contemporary art programme, including exhibitions,
artist presentations and film screenings.
No.5 Art and Empire
Manchester, 17 November 2007
This seminar considers the issue of colonisation as a historical
problem in the relationship between the Soviet Union and the
countries of the Eastern Bloc, examining whether cultural exchange
during the Cold War should be understood as a complex two-way
process. It will also include discussion of the issue of the
relationship of Eastern European contemporary art with the West, in
terms of the activities and interests of art institutions, curators
and collectors in a post-socialist global art economy.
No.6 The Legacy of 1968
Venue to be confirmed, May 2008
This seminar will examine the multiple legacies of 1968 for
contemporary art in terms of new artistic practices involving
dematerialisation, performance and the use of new media; social and
institutional critique; as well as the impact of political upheavals
on art. It will also consider the contemporary implications of the
social movements and artistic radicalism of 1968 against the backdrop
of the organised commemoration of the 40th anniversary, as well as
the specificities of the experience of 1968 in the countries of
Eastern Europe.
Dr Reuben Fowkes
Research Fellow MIRIAD
(Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design),
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