Hope to see you there:
As part of the Soap Factory's fall exhibition of Three Artists: Guo Gai, Meng Tang & Slinko, we present a moderated discussion on the subject of Art, Politics and Censorship.
Speakers are Professor Edward Farmer and Professor Tom Rose from the
University of Minnesota, Eric Lorberer Editor of Raintaxi Review of
Books and journalist and blogger Paul Schmelzer from the Eyeteeth blog.
The discussion will be informed and wide-ranging, covering the
interlocking issues that Meng Tang, Guo Gai and Slinko address in their
work: all artists who have lived and practiced under repressive regimes,
and have used their work to negotiate and understand their lives as
artists in those societies. The central concept is the intersection of
art and politics: the speakers will look at how and why visual art can
be censored, for whatever reason, across different cultures and what
engagement, if any, should art have in issues that disturb the cultural
status quo.
Please join us at 7:00pm for an evening of lively and informed discussion, and be prepared to join the debate.
More on
Guo Gai and
Natliya Slinko. Pictured: Installation of
Guo Gai's works at the Soap Factory.
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