United Nations Revisited – art interventions in political spaces explores the tension between the political and the aesthetic poles looking at the example of the United Nations. The intervention focuses on pictorial and symbolical acts around the United Nations. The exhibition presents reflections of these symbols and questions whether they are appropriate for the 21st century.
Exhibition at Galerie M Berlin Marzahn, 20. April 2013 – 4. August 2013
Artists: Marina Abramović, Abbas Akhavan, Alfred Banze, Vitshois M. Bondo, Hermann-Josef Hack, Sibylle Hofter, Alfredo Jaar, Khaled Jarrar, Sven Kalden, Thomas Locher, Goshka Macuga, Kofi Setordij, Ivar Smedstad, Guy Wouete, Zentrum für politische Schönheit
Symposium at Freizeitforum Marzahn, 19. +20. April 2013.
Speakers: Jan van Aken, MdB, Maria Veie Sandvik, Alfred Banze, Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo, Frank Wagner, Daniel Gad, Lothar Jordan, Henrik Placht, Martin Schönfeld, Anett Vietzke, Signe Theil
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