Revolutionary Romances Conference Challenges Cold War Art Narratives
On October 13, 2022, the Albertinum, part of the Dresden State Art Collections, hosted a conference titled "Revolutionary Romances: Into the Cold." Organized by Julia Tatiana Bailey and Kathleen Reinhardt, the event aimed to challenge conventional narratives about artistic defection during the Cold War, particularly examining artists who transitioned from West to East. Notable speakers included Yevgeniy Fiks, Jasmina Cibic, and the collective Slavs and Tatars. The discussions explored important themes such as race and gender. This conference was linked to a research initiative started by Reinhardt in 2020. Recordings are available on the SKD's website.
Key facts
- Conference held on October 13, 2022 at Albertinum, Dresden State Art Collections.
- Organized by Julia Tatiana Bailey and Kathleen Reinhardt.
- Focused on alternative artistic trajectories from West to East during Cold War.
- Part of 'Revolutionary Romances. Transcultural Art Histories in the GDR' project.
- Featured artists Jasmina Cibic, Yevgeniy Fiks, and Slavs and Tatars.
- Sessions included 'Border Crossings,' 'Middle Grounds,' and 'Other Meeting Points.'
- Recordings available on SKD website.
- Bailey and Reinhardt began collaboration in 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Jasmina Cibic
- Yevgeniy Fiks
- Slavs and Tatars
- Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt
- Horacio Zabala
- Olga Costa
- Nikos Manoussis
- Oliver Wendell Harrington
- Charles White
- Margaret Burroughs
- Fritz Scholder
- Emeka Ogboh
- Laura Horelli
- Sung Tieu
- Angela Ferreira
- Ciprian Mureşan
- Andrzej Szczerski
- Monica Juneja
- Gaelle Prodhon
- Jérôme Bazin
- Mary Ikoniadou
- Agnieszka Pindera
- Maria Anna Rogucka
- Sophie Thorak
- Jessica Horton
- Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần
- Maria Berrios
- Kerstin Schankweiler
- Mathias Wagner
- David Horvitz
Institutions
- Albertinum
- Dresden State Art Collections (SKD)
- National Gallery Prague (NGP)
- Georg Kolbe Museum
- Tate Modern
- Harvard University
- University of Edinburgh
- Art in Translation
- Terra Foundation of American Art
- Routledge
- Technical University Dresden
- Walker Art Center
- Winkleman Gallery
- Fondation Francès
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- European Capital of Culture Aarhus
- Leeds Beckett University
- Sotheby's Institute of Art
- University of Illinois Press
- Columbia University Press
- Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut
- Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Max Planck Gesellschaft
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
- Krupp Foundation
- Institute for Studies on Latin American Art
Locations
- Dresden
- Germany
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Berlin
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Minneapolis
- Algeria
- France
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Romania
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Mozambique
- Angola
- Ethiopia
- Vietnam
- China
- Chile
- Nicaragua
- Cuba
- South America
- Central-East Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Global South