ARTMargins Online Roundtable Examines Contradictions of Artistic Solidarity in Contemporary Contexts
ARTMargins Online organized a digital roundtable on artistic solidarity on November 18, 2022, with Gregory Sholette as the moderator. The panel featured Suzana Milevska, Olga Kopenkina, Dmitry Vilensky, Rena Rädle, Vladan Jeremić, and Zsuzsa László. They examined solidarity within the framework of geopolitical limitations, drawing on historical socialist internationalism. Milevska raised doubts about the inherent positivity of solidarity, while Rädle pointed out its commodification. Kopenkina discussed the plight of Belarusian artist Ales Pushkin, who has been imprisoned since 2021, in contrast to the support given to Ai Weiwei and Tania Bruguera. The dialogue also explored institutional shortcomings and the tension between cultural diplomacy and grassroots efforts, ultimately critiquing neoliberal contexts and advocating for care-oriented practices. This event contributed to ARTMargins Online's special issue on Art and Solidarity, released on January 9, 2023.
Key facts
- Roundtable held online November 18, 2022
- Published January 9, 2023 as part of ARTMargins Online special issue
- Moderated by Gregory Sholette
- Panelists included Suzana Milevska, Olga Kopenkina, Dmitry Vilensky, Rena Rädle, Vladan Jeremić, Zsuzsa László
- Discussed historical origins of solidarity in 19th-century European support for Greek liberation
- Cited imprisonment of Belarusian artist Ales Pushkin since 2021
- Referenced MoMA's C-Map research program and exhibition of Ukrainian avant-garde artists
- Mentioned Antiwar Coalition online project excluding Russian artists
- Analyzed cases including 19th Sydney Biennial boycott, 2022 Berlin Biennial controversy, 2017 Whitney Biennial protest
- Discussed ArtLeaks Assembly as solidarity network for artists' labor rights
Entities
Artists
- Gregory Sholette
- Suzana Milevska
- Olga Kopenkina
- Dmitry Vilensky
- Rena Rädle
- Vladan Jeremić
- Zsuzsa László
- Raino Isto
- Yassin al-Haj Saleh
- Paul Gilroy
- Ales Pushkin
- Ai Weiwei
- Tania Bruguera
- Alexei Navalny
- Anna Chistoserdova
- Osman Kavala
- Libia Castro
- Ólafur Ólafsson
- Charlie Sofo
- Gabrielle de Vietri
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Agnieszka Polska
- Sara van der Heide
- Nicoline van Harskamp
- Nathan Gray
- Jean Jaques Lebel
- Kader Attia
- Rijin Sahakian
- Sajjad Abbas
- Raed Mutar
- Layth Kareem
- Corina L. Apostol
- Dana Schutz
- Hannah Black
- Nikita Kadan
- Emmett Till
- Sylvia Federici
- Yauhen Zhykhar
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Museum of Modern Art
- MoMA
- Antiwar Coalition
- Amnesty International
- United Nations
- Project Space EFANYC
- Berlin Biennale
- Sydney Biennale
- Whitney Biennial
- Documenta
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- ArtLeaks Assembly
- Workers International Relief
- Women in Black
- Transfield
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Syria
- China
- Cuba
- Turkey
- Iran
- Greece
- Ottoman Empire
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Berlin
- Germany
- Argentina
- India
- United Arab Emirates
- Philippines
- Italy
- Chechnya
- Balkans
- Post-Yugoslav Region
- Western Europe
- Former East
- East Europe
- Central Europe
Sources
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