Allegories of Good and Bad Government
22 Apr - 29 May 2011
ALLEGORIES OF GOOD AND BAD GOVERNMENT
22 April – 29 May, 2011
Salima Belhaj (D66), Carolien Gehrels (PvdA), Ruud Nederveen (VVD), Mariko Peters (GroenLinks), Michiel van Wessem (VVD), Nicoline van Harskamp, Jeanne van Heeswijk, Hans van Houwelingen, Jonas Staal
From 1 until 4 May four artists and four politicians have found themselves willing to reflect openly on their own strategies as well as the possibility of collaboration with others. What binds them is the realisation that art and politics converge on many levels, and that they are crucial in shaping society.
The entire conversation will be transcribed. The public will be able to follow the creation of the text on site.
The discussion will be accompanied by an exhibition in W139 of both artistic and political cases, such as an artwork, a policy a commentary or something else selected by the participants.
For the entire design of the exhibition and facilities the Amsterdam design collective Metahaven was approached. Their long-term research about the socio-political role and responsability of design is an important part in the organization of the project. Metahaven makes a spacial statement about politics and society: all the concrete facilities – for talking, eating, drinking, sleeping, moving – provide this project with a certain content. Artist-cook Sjim Hendrix will use food as a way to participate and reflect on the discussion.
The title Allegories of Good and Bad Government was inspired by the frescos of Italian painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290–1348) in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena: Allegory of Good Government, Effects of Good Government on Town and Country and Allegory of Bad Government and its Effects on Town and Country.
Accompanied with the exhibition there is a lecture series in which the history between art and politics is told. The conference space will be open to the public during the lecture series and on each of the four days from 20.30 to 23hrs so that artists, politicians and other interested people can discuss the issues with the participants.
22 April – 29 May, 2011
Salima Belhaj (D66), Carolien Gehrels (PvdA), Ruud Nederveen (VVD), Mariko Peters (GroenLinks), Michiel van Wessem (VVD), Nicoline van Harskamp, Jeanne van Heeswijk, Hans van Houwelingen, Jonas Staal
From 1 until 4 May four artists and four politicians have found themselves willing to reflect openly on their own strategies as well as the possibility of collaboration with others. What binds them is the realisation that art and politics converge on many levels, and that they are crucial in shaping society.
The entire conversation will be transcribed. The public will be able to follow the creation of the text on site.
The discussion will be accompanied by an exhibition in W139 of both artistic and political cases, such as an artwork, a policy a commentary or something else selected by the participants.
For the entire design of the exhibition and facilities the Amsterdam design collective Metahaven was approached. Their long-term research about the socio-political role and responsability of design is an important part in the organization of the project. Metahaven makes a spacial statement about politics and society: all the concrete facilities – for talking, eating, drinking, sleeping, moving – provide this project with a certain content. Artist-cook Sjim Hendrix will use food as a way to participate and reflect on the discussion.
The title Allegories of Good and Bad Government was inspired by the frescos of Italian painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290–1348) in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena: Allegory of Good Government, Effects of Good Government on Town and Country and Allegory of Bad Government and its Effects on Town and Country.
Accompanied with the exhibition there is a lecture series in which the history between art and politics is told. The conference space will be open to the public during the lecture series and on each of the four days from 20.30 to 23hrs so that artists, politicians and other interested people can discuss the issues with the participants.