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Eva Fischer-Hausdorf
Aesthetics of Provocation. Artistic Avant-gardes in the 20th Century

04.02, 7pm

In their exhibition “ah, soul in a coma, act native, attack”, the artists Anetta Mona Chisa and Lucia Tkacova reflect on artistic transformation processes and the crossing of boundaries, sketching the possibilities of art to convey the utopia of a better world. The lecture examines their references to the ideas, techniques and understanding of utopia of the historical avant-garde at the beginning of the 20th century and, considering this background, poses the question of an aesthetic of provocation today.

Dr. Eva Fischer-Hausdorf is curator of modern and contemporary art at the Kunsthalle Bremen.

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Thu 04 Feb 2016, 7pm