Art At A Time Like This and Artists At Risk present
DANGEROUS ART /
ENDANGERED ARTISTS
Shirin Neshat, Untitled, from the series "Women of Allah" (1996). Photo ©Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels.
New York | May 10,
June 8 & 9
Join Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) and Art at a Time Like This (ATLT) for Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists, an event series featuring interdisciplinary discussions to highlight the challenges of censorship faced by artists around the world and foster unity within the artistic community in defense of artistic freedom and human rights.
Over the past few years, ARC and ATLT have observed a dramatic increase in artistic censorship, ranging from book bans and anti-drag legislation in the U.S. to unjust laws worldwide that threaten artists and seek to erase rich cultures. Across three impactful days in May and June,
Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists will convene an extraordinary gathering of socially-engaged artists and cultural workers to explore the strong links between art and human rights.
No Censorship by Dan Perjovschi.
Courtesy of the artist and Jane Lombard Gallery.
Friday, May 10 @ Independent New York
The series begins on Friday, May 10, at Independent New York. This day of free programming will feature art community figures with diverse experiences and perspectives on art censorship. Art collectors, gallerists, curators, and the art-oriented public will hear from artists who have confronted censorship or authoritarian repression firsthand and understand how they can support artists’ safety and artistic freedom of expression.
The events are free, but registration is required.
Location:
Spring Studios
50 Varick St.
New York, NY 10013
Art and the Politics of Resistance | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
In our age of increased censorship both online and in public policies, does art have the power to catalyze meaningful social change? Or will it fall victim to the repression it seeks to resist? Join four artists and curators from different cultural contexts spanning from Ukraine to China as they discuss the interconnectedness of art and social activism.
Lesia Khomenko (Ukraine), Rudy Loewe (UK), Dan Perjovschi (Romania), and Xiaoyu Weng (China) will explore the challenges artists face as socially-engaged and political actors and the impact that artistic creation has on global social movements.
Speakers
Lesia Khomenko, Multidisciplinary Artist (Ukraine)
Rudy Loewe, Visual Artist (UK)
Dan Perjovschi, Visual Artist, Writer, and Cartoonist (Romania)
Xiaoyu Weng, Curator, Writer, Editor, and Educator (China)
Julie Trebault, Director, Artists at Risk Connection (moderator)
Compromise and Action: Participating in a Global Art World | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
What does it mean for art institutions to operate in a world where censorship exists? Is it possible for museums to be both targeted by censorship and the perpetrators of it? How can museums use their platforms and resources to amplify the work of artists at risk?
Join two art professionals, Tania El Khoury, Artist and Director of the Center for Human Rights & The Arts at Bard, and Laura Raicovich, Curatorial Senior Director at Hauser & Wirth, for a conversation on the uncomfortable truths about institutional self-censorship and the critical work currently being done to reinvigorate cultural spaces.
Speakers
Tania El Khoury, Artist and Director of the Center for Human Rights & The Arts, Bard College (Lebanon/US)
Laura Raicovich, former President and Executive Director of the Queens Museum
Art censorship is alive and well on social media, where major tech companies serve as arbiters, dictating what content is seen and what is banned or pushed into the digital margins through algorithmic control. This can have dire consequences for emerging artists who use online platforms to build their careers, earn income, and display their art in otherwise repressive societies.
Emma Shapiro (Don't Delete Art), Elizabeth Larison (National Coalition Against Censorship), and Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem (LASTESIS) will explore the reality of artistic suppression on social media and the tangible impacts censorship on digital platforms can have on artists' livelihoods, emotional well-being, and free expression.
Speakers
Elizabeth Larison, Arts and Culture Advocacy Program Director, National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem, Performing Artist, Educator, and Member of LASTESIS (Interdisciplinary, Intersectional and Trans-inclusive Feminist Collective (Chile)
Emma Shapiro, Artist and Writer (US/Spain) (moderator)
Don’t Delete Art: Is Social Media Beyond Our Control? | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8 @BRIC
Four weeks later, on June 7 and 8, ARC and ATLT will co-host a conference at BRIC, Brooklyn’s leading arts and cultural institution.
The program consists of a series of timely and dynamic discussions between leading voices in the art world, designed to address the ongoing global censorship crisis.
The full line-up will be announced very soon. Stay tuned, follow us and ATLT on social media!