Albertinum, Dresden,
Friday, 24 June 2022 - 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Saturday, 25 June 2022 - 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Historical and contemporary differences and peculiarities in East and West German art history since 1945 will provide the focus of a conference in Dresden. The German section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), together with the Staatliche KunstsammlungenDresden – State Art Collections Dresden, (SKD) invite you to a debate organised by the Institute of Sociology at the Technical University of Dresden on 24 and 25 June 2022, at the Albertinum in Dresden.
Against the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the problem of cultural dialogue between East and West has been thrown into stark relief. Will the developing military conflict lead to a readjustment of newly researched cross-border “cultural territories” and accompanying geopolitical changes in favour of a return to more powerful expressions of national sentiment? Aagainst this backdrop, the theme of this year's AICA conference appears to be of particular relevance, since art and art criticism also reflect national and political parameters. This also applies to the AICA and its history.
A good 30 years after German reunification, the participants in this conference in Dresden will take another look at the different roles played by art and art criticism in the former two German states. Consequently, they will also examine the question of why all the members of the GDR section of AICA were not permitted to transfer en bloc to the newly established all-German section after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
This public encounter is supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BundeszentralefürPolitischeBildung [bpb]). All the lectures and ensuing discussions will be streamed live, and additional documentation will be made freely available on YouTube.
Registration is free, but must be completed by 20 June 2022 at the latest, at: https://dud-poll.inf.tu-dresden.de/AICA-Dresden2022.
For online registration please contact kl@luz-communication.de