[spectre] ARTICLE 2012: Dialogues. Stavanger | SKUR2 | 5 - 28 October 2012

[Michel Van Dartel]

ARTICLE 2012: DIALOGUES

Stavanger | SKUR2 | 5 - 28 October 2012 | http://www.article.no/en

Art is about changing people’s perspectives. Making aesthetic objects, such as sculptures or paintings, is only one way to provoke such changes. Many artists nowadays however respond to the urgent issues of our times by shaping dialogues instead. To facilitate such dialogues, artists are stepping out of their workspaces and exhibition venues to enter into the public arena and engage communities around critically important problems. Whether through design scenarios, installation art, or interventions in public space, these artists’ primary aim is to provoke or stimulate conversation, pushing individuals and communities towards reflection.

ARTICLE 2012 aims to facilitate critical dialogue through art, by engaging communities in Stavanger in discussions relevant to the city and its inhabitants. Each weekend of October 2012, ARTICLE will develop dialogue around four critical themes: Sustainable food production, Environmental safety, Direct democracy, and Cultural economy, respectively. These discussion themes will bring together artists and other experts, local stakeholders, and generally interested individuals in various exciting frameworks for dialogues, such as the dynamic discussion formats developed by British art collective The People Speak. ARTICLE 2012 aims to change Stavanger’s perspectives on issues relevant to the city and its inhabitants through dialogue-provoking art.