Afterlives
(2017)- Abstract
- Performance and public program
"Due to the circumstances of the so-called Greek crisis, people have been encouraged to become politically and artistically active in new ways, as well as more self-reliant and self-managing, which seems to suggest a shift in the social dimensions and implications of art making. The artistic collective Mkultra launches a collaborative project involving artists, architects, researchers, and civilians, its goal being to suggest a critical re-evaluation of Athens in the form of a series of alternating and ever-evolving social and cultural practices. AfterLives considers the ways in which the social imaginary shapes our vague relationship to the urban landscape and explores the potential for new critical... (More) - Performance and public program
"Due to the circumstances of the so-called Greek crisis, people have been encouraged to become politically and artistically active in new ways, as well as more self-reliant and self-managing, which seems to suggest a shift in the social dimensions and implications of art making. The artistic collective Mkultra launches a collaborative project involving artists, architects, researchers, and civilians, its goal being to suggest a critical re-evaluation of Athens in the form of a series of alternating and ever-evolving social and cultural practices. AfterLives considers the ways in which the social imaginary shapes our vague relationship to the urban landscape and explores the potential for new critical practices. Combining theory and practice, this workshop in progress will include site-specific performances in the centre of Athens and lectures by artists and architects on the uses of urban space. The project will also include an open debate on artistic interventions in the public space. All activities will be closely linked together.
This performance is predicated on a paradoxical premise. The city is haunted by all its unexplored potentialities. When night falls, a new imaginary will emerge in its clandestine and forgotten parts. Starting from the Broadway Arcade and going through stories unfolding in Ameriki Square, spectators will participate in a walking tour which resembles a half-finished film. Walking through surprising little alleys, inside yards beneath star-studded skies, children play with the future, by turns making and dissolving stories – they take charge of the city" (Less)
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- Argyropoulou, Gigi LU
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- publishing date
- 2017
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- Non-textual form
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- published
- subject
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 63bcd159-58cd-4797-ab6e-fc5b7b6c2ad4
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abstract = {{Performance and public program<br/><br/>"Due to the circumstances of the so-called Greek crisis, people have been encouraged to become politically and artistically active in new ways, as well as more self-reliant and self-managing, which seems to suggest a shift in the social dimensions and implications of art making. The artistic collective Mkultra launches a collaborative project involving artists, architects, researchers, and civilians, its goal being to suggest a critical re-evaluation of Athens in the form of a series of alternating and ever-evolving social and cultural practices. AfterLives considers the ways in which the social imaginary shapes our vague relationship to the urban landscape and explores the potential for new critical practices. Combining theory and practice, this workshop in progress will include site-specific performances in the centre of Athens and lectures by artists and architects on the uses of urban space. The project will also include an open debate on artistic interventions in the public space. All activities will be closely linked together.<br/><br/>This performance is predicated on a paradoxical premise. The city is haunted by all its unexplored potentialities. When night falls, a new imaginary will emerge in its clandestine and forgotten parts. Starting from the Broadway Arcade and going through stories unfolding in Ameriki Square, spectators will participate in a walking tour which resembles a half-finished film. Walking through surprising little alleys, inside yards beneath star-studded skies, children play with the future, by turns making and dissolving stories – they take charge of the city"}},
author = {{Argyropoulou, Gigi}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Afterlives}},
year = {{2017}},
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