23 June 2016, 10.30-18.30: Small Auditorium, Academiegebouw Rapenburg 73, Leiden
24 June 2016, 11.30-18.30: Spectrumzaal, Studentencentrum Plexus, Kaiserstraat 25, Leiden
Arts in the Eyes of National Identities is a two day symposium that inquires
into the relationship between nations and artistic practices, their
connections and boundaries. The gap between, on the one hand, certain
conceptual assertions and claims of contemporary art practice, and on
the other, practical boundaries and limits will be debated through
posing the following questions:
‘How can art and artists today
actually cross borders and be part of public space? What are the limits
and what are the different ways to deal with these restrictions? How do
the different roles of embodied national identities influence artistic
practices in the city’s public sites?’
The symposium is organized
by PhDArts researcher Thalia Hoffman and performing artist and activist
Eliesh. Two case studies related to their respective practices will be
part of the programme, namely the figure of the refugee artist in Europe
and Guava, a platform created by Thalia Hoffman.
