radical ruptures – talk & lecture series

Radical Ruptures is a series of lectures and conversations exploring questions on the relationship between art, public space and the current political situation. In six events the invited artists, theoreticians and curators will
discuss the function of art as a space for critical articulations and actions proposing other ways of thinking and being in the world. Touching on issues regarding the role of art today, the programme will address questions like how can we understand the political in relation to the sphere of art and what does criticality mean in the art institution, which is now part of a new global experience economy? Is it possible to operate with a critical agenda without merely reinforcing and reproducing the system? What is the relationship
between capitalism and art today and how does the still dominant neo-liberal paradigm influence the way we conceive of and navigate in the realms of art and life? With Radical Ruptures publik wishes to put focus on the imaginative power of art and its’ potential to facilitate change.

A selection of texts by the participants can be downloaded at www.publik.dk