Saturday, 16 November 2024 | 7:00pm
Free admission | Register via wuppertal-live.de

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The evening invites regional actors and artistic contributions to the discussion: Locally active artists and institutions in particular are increasingly coming into direct conflict with their environment and have to deal with a wide range of reactions to their art. How can hostility be dealt with in a tense political and social climate? Can criticism of (un)intentional provocation be made artistically productive and how can the boundaries of artistic freedom be democratically negotiated?

Following the discussion with Thusnelda Mercy and Pascal Merighi (artistic direction Tanz Station – Barmer Bahnhof) and several members of a newly founded network of Artist Run Spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia, deufert&plischke (head of spinnereischwelm) will show the artistic film documentation of their project “Fountains”, which deals with the taboo of leaking bodies.

Guests: Thusnelda Mercy and Pascal Merighi (Tanz Station – Barmer Bahnhof), Kattrin Deufert and Thomas Plischke (spinnereischwelm) as well as artists from dott – Dortmunder Tanz- und Theaterszene, Atelier Automatique Bochum, Spacelab Essen, Kunsthaus Mitte Oberhausen.

Presentation: Lea Gerschwitz

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„Zerfliessende Grenzen – Ist das Kunst oder Freiheit?“ is an event by deufert&plischke in cooperation with Tanz Station – Barmer Bahnhof, curated by Lea Gerschwitz and supported by the NRW KULTURsekretariat with funds from the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.