The History Simulator. Visual Arts after (and about) 1989
In the framework of eyeCon:text, the RCINY program dedicated to visual arts, and in this year's series of events looking back at the 20 years after the fall of communism, the Romanian Gallery will host a panel on the evolution of visual arts in the context of transition and globalization.
The presentation will be conducted by curator Mihnea Mircan (currently resident at the International Studio & Curatorial Program), with the participation of curator & gallerist Mihai Pop and visual artist Cristian Rusu (both present with Plan B Gallery at the Armory Show). The discussion will be moderated by Corina Suteu.
The presentation and slideshow will start from a series of artistic positions relevant for the history of 1989 and their context, aiming at drawing a perspective on two, interspersed trajectories: history and public space. 1989 is described as the moment when history resumed and Eastern Europe became a sort of "history simulator". Alongside the production of history, the production of public space has also begun, after its propagandistic suspension during the communist decades. Several examples will follow this line, looking at conflict in public space and at its most visible manifestation: the monument. The monument is viewed as the site of ongoing ideological confrontations: while the monuments of modernism were toppled by communism, the latter's traces in public space are now systematically replaced by the insignia of democratic power.
Among the artists works referred will be: Deimantas Narkevicius, Irina Botea, Zbynek Baladran, Vlad Nanca et al.
[Image: collective project for the exhibition "No Significant Incidents to Report", Galeria Nouă, 2005]
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