Visual Seminar
Project by Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia
Partner: Centre for Advanced Study, Sofia
The Visual Seminar Project deals with contemporary visual culture in the transitional society (initially based on the example of Bulgaria) in its relationship with the rest of the world/reality.
The main idea is to establish a regular series of events, and thus generate continuous debate, in which several main elements would be interwoven.
Context
The beginning of the 21st century and the contradictory process of globalization have reshaped the relationship between visual culture, art and social life. Visualization turns out to be more and more the dominant cultural code of the late industrial society. Nowadays one witnesses a new visual wave: in the global world the culture of the public image and the “society of the spectacle” (Guy Debord) are gradually transformed by the new complex structures of the “display”, “interface”, “billboard”, scanned-and-sent images. Along with the home video, the video clip and the post-MTV culture, along with the expansion of design, lifestyle and fusion cultures, these new visual-informational hybrids have started saturating everyday life.
Crouch-Art
3, Fridtjof Nansen St., Sofia
The Crouch (klek)-Art Basement Project of ICA-Sofia is an exhibition space, located on the border between the city street and the city building – it is in a typical Sofia basement. The notorious Sofia klek(crouch)-shop, a typical witness to the period of economical and political transformation after 1989, is used as a model. Just like theklek(crouch)-shop situation of shopping, the shows in the ICA-Sofia’s Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project require the viewer to bend down and crouch, which might be taken as a sign of respect and participation.
With the support of Erste Bank Group and MOTTO.
Opening, January 31st, Thursday, 7 pm
Ata Center / ICA-Sofia
From 2003 till 2006 The Institute of Contemporary Art-Sofia manages ATA Center for Contemporary Art Gallery at 2, Joan Pavel II Sq. in Sofia.
ICA-Sofia
Contacts
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Iara Boubnova – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
134, Vasil Levski Blvd. (entrance from Ekzarh Yosif St.), Sofia 1504, Bulgaria
Phones: 00359 887510585 // 00359 2 8466261
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