[spectre] 27JUNE_presentation and screening by Olga Stefan (Zurich) at DAG, Tajikistan

[stefan rusu]

Dushanbe Art Ground presents:

Freelance but not Free: Limits and Challenges in Independent Curating in
Switzerland - presentation and screening by Olga Stefan – freelance
curator, writer, and lecturer (Zurich).

Date: 27th of JUNE
Time: 14.00
Location: Dushanbe Art Ground
Address: Str. Aini 31, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (State University of Visual
Arts and Design of Tajikistan)

Olga Stefan will discuss her curatorial practice within the context of a
freelance existence in Switzerland.  A scan of the art scene, existing art
spaces and cultural policy will also be presented. She will then screen a
selection of films from the exhibition Few Were Happy with their Condition:
Video and Photography in Romania, which opened at the Kunsthalle Winterthur
on February 21.

The aim of Olga's trip to Tajikistan is to gain insight into the art scene,
visit studios, and get to know the local artists.  Her research while here
focuses on how contemporary art is perceived, produced and practiced and
what are the modes in which artists work and operate.

BIO
Olga Stefan is an independent curator, writer, and lecturer born in
Bucharest, raised in Chicago and since 2009, based in Zurich. She has
curated numerous exhibitions including solo shows with Dan Perjovschi,
“Drawing Protest: From Museum Walls to Facebook Walls and Back”, Lia
Perjovschi, "Puzzle", and Stefan Constantinescu, “I Dreamt of You so Much
That…”, which travelled in Europe and the United States.  Her recent groups
shows include “Showtime: The Cinema in the Gallery”, the travelling “Few
Were Happy with their Condition: Video and Photography in Romania”,
“Blurred Lines” and “Fire it Up: Ceramic as Material in Contemporary
Sculpture”. She contributes regularly to ArtReview, Frieze Magazine, Art in
America, Flash Art, Sculpture Magazine, Artslant, and Artmargins. Her
curatorial projects and writings can be found here:
www.olgaistefan.wordpress.com

The presentation and research project by Olga Stefan in Tajikistan was
possible trough kind support offered by Pro Helvetia - The Swiss Arts
Council.

ORGANISER:
Dushanbe Art Ground (Public Foundation “Sanati Muosir”) - is a non-profit
organization registered in 2012 in Dushanbe. DAG mission is to advocate for
the development of contemporary art practices in Tajikistan, to redefine
the role of the artist in contemporary society and shift the function of
the artist from mere producer to engaged researcher and critic. DAG
strategy is to achieve long-term sustainable development for new media arts
and new platforms where creative and civic communities could
collaboratively invent alternative avenues for social development and
change. Dushanbe Art Ground activity is supported by Open Society Institute
– Assistance Foundation in Tajikistan and Swiss Cooperation Office,
Tajikistan.


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stefan rusu - curator

dushanbe art ground
tel: + 992 935036903
email: suhebator at gmail.com
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