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Ganzeer and Sampsa branded “terrorists” for #SisiWarCrimes Campaign
Statement from the Curators of Perpetuum Mobilε / Re-Aligned.net It’s a harsh moment, when artists are declared “terrorists”. Our friend the Egyptian artist Ganzeer is under serious threat. In a bizarre turn, Ganzeer has been accused of working for the … Continue reading
Documentation of BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1
EXHIBITION CONCEPT AND PROGRAMME INTRO by Ganzeer POSTER by Ganzeer GALLERY EXHIBITION Installation views: Photos by Annika Rauhala THE CREW From left: Marita Muukkonen (co-curator), Hany Rashed (artist), Stephanie Roiko (assistant), Ammar Abo Bakr (artist), Khaled Jarrar (artist), … Continue reading
TO THE SQUARE 2
Curated by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen Commissioned by Checkpoint Helsinki as part of Helsinki Festival www.checkpointhelsinki.fi A part of the Re-Aligned Project of Perpetuum Mobilε Lasipalatsi Square, Helsinki 22-31 August, 2014 On the heels of the positive public resonance … Continue reading
BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1 : Programme / e-flux
Curated by Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky of Perpetuum Mobilε Commissioned by Checkpoint Helsinki as part of the RE-ALIGNED Project by Perpetuum Mobilε Should we be surprised by the snows of an Arab Winter, following the revolutionary Spring of 2011 … Continue reading
BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1 : Press release (short)
BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1 (read “back to square one”) Join the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1464529217094649/?source=1 Read the full press release here. Should we be surprised by the snows of an Arab Winter, following the revolutionary Spring of 2011 and … Continue reading
PRESS: Culture as opportunity? On Sinti and Roma art and culture by Hamze Bytyci
PRESS TEXT re “Perpetual Romani Gypsy Pavilion” at the Venice Biennalle in 2009 Source: http://www.eurozine.com/culture-as-opportunity/ Culture as opportunity? On Sinti and Roma art and culture Hamze Bytyci 7 January 2014 Read in:de,en Culture work provides Sinti and Roma people … Continue reading
RE-ALIGNED recieves commission from CHECKPOINT HELSINKI
December 2013 Perpetuum Mobilε ry has been commissioned by Checkpoint Helsinki to curate an exhibition-process about art and politics based on fresh curatorial research in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) region, and the experience and ideas already developed in … Continue reading
ONLINE OPENING at WWW.RE-ALIGNED.NET
WWW.RE-ALIGNED.NET is changing, perpetually. In the coming days, texts and documentation of the WORKS of the exhibition “RE-ALIGNED ART from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus” will be published, one by one, ONLINE. We have STARTED ALREADY, but much more is to … Continue reading
National Radio NRK2 on RE-ALIGNED ART, Tromso
RE-ALIGNED ART exhibition opening covered by Radio NRK2, Kulturnytt. (For those of you who are not familiar with Norwegian media – this is the national broadcaster.) The report starts after 38min and 40 sec. Interviews with Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen and … Continue reading
RE-ALIGNED ART Press Release Tromsø Kunstforening (update of e-flux in August)
PerpetuumMobilε Nikolay Oleynikov, A Comment on Co-Dependence, Re-Aligned/Re-Public Helsinki 2013, Mixed technique on wood. Courtesy of the artist. RE-ALIGNED ART from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus www.re-aligned.net Curated by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen of Perpetuum Mobilε RE-ALIGNED is a thematic … Continue reading