[spectre] mit allem rechnen / face the unexpected, MO & HMKV Dortmund, May 14 - July 23, 2006

[Inke Arns]

After a successful opening of the exhibitions 
“Glamour and Globalization" and “Fanshop of 
Globalization" last Thursday at PHOENIX Halle 
Dortmund (on view until July 16, 2006) we would 
be very happy to welcome you at our next 
exhibition opening: On Sunday, May 14, 2006, at 
11:30 the exhibition “face the unexpected. Media 
art from  Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania" will be 
opened at the Museum am Ostwall in Dortmund, 
Germany. It is a cooperation between Hartware 
MedienKunstVerein and the Museum am Ostwall, 
Dortmund.

In this framework various events will take place 
(see below, and, e.g., www.hmkv.de).

We would be very happy to welcome you at the 
exhibition opening on Sunday, May 14, 2006, at 
11:30 at Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund!

The team of Hartware MedienKunstVerein
(Susanne Ackers, Dr. Inke Arns, Uwe Gorski, Francis Hunger, Darija Simunovic)



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MIT ALLEM RECHNEN / FACE THE UNEXPECTED
Media art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
A cooperation between Hartware MedienKunstVerein and Museum am Ostwall
May 14 - July 23, 2004
Museum am Ostwall and PHOENIX Halle Dortmund
Opening: Sunday, May 14, 2006, 11:30, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund

Welcome and introductions by: Dr. Gerhard 
Langemeyer, Lord Mayor of the city of Dortmund; 
Dr. Helena Demakova, Minister for Culture of the 
Republic of Latvia; Regina Wyrwoll, General 
Secretary of the Kunststiftung NRW; Dr. Inke 
Arns, artistic director  of Hartware 
MedienKunstVerein; Dr. Kurt Wettengl, director of 
the Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund


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The exhibition at the Museum am Ostwall and the 
PHOENIX Halle Dortmund presents 29 installations, 
videos, and photo series by 23 artists from 
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The exhibition's 
German title "mit allem rechnen" can be 
understood in both figurative and literal senses. 
"To count on anything" means to be ready for 
anything at a time in which anything is (or 
seems) possible.

Therefore many works refer to personal stories 
and individual experiences in the context of the 
collective past, which is largely connected to 
state socialism. But the title also has an 
economic meaning. To have to "count on anything" 
refers to the extreme pressure for individuals 
and society to adapt, succeed, and survive under 
conditions of radical transition from a planned 
state socialist economy as a part of the Soviet 
Union to a free market economy in the framework 
of the European Union.

A bilingual catalogue (German/English), edited by 
Inke Arns and Kurt Wettengl, has been published 
by Revolver - Archiv fuer aktuelle Kunst, 
Frankfurt am Main (160 pp., colour 
illustrations), with contributions by Inke Arns, 
Anders Haerm, Lolita Jablonskiene, Mara Traumane 
and Kurt Wettengl. The catalogue costs 18 Euro at 
Museum am Ostwall / PHOENIX Halle Dortmund and 
can be ordered at Revolver 
(www.revolver-books.de).

Further information:
www.museumamostwall.dortmund.de
www.hmkv.de


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MIT ALLEM RECHNEN / FACE THE UNEXPECTED
Media art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
A cooperation between Hartware MedienKunstVerein and Museum am Ostwall
May 14 - July 23, 2004
Museum am Ostwall and PHOENIX Halle Dortmund
Opening: Sunday, May 14, 2006, 11:30, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund

In the framework of the 38th International 
Cultural Days of the City of Dortmund / scene: 
estland, lettland, litauen in nrw

Participating artists:
Joana Deltuvaite (LT), Gints Gabrans (LV), Arunas 
Gudaitis (LT), Tiia Johansson (EST), Kai Kaljo 
(EST), Raivo Kelomees (EST), Girts Korps (LV), 
Elina Lihacheva (LV), Gintaras Makarevicius (LT), 
Eleonore de Montesquiou (EST/F), Katrina Neiburga 
(LV), Mark Raidpere (EST), Arturas Raila (LT), 
Egle Rakauskaite (LT), Martins Ratniks (LV), RIXC 
(LV) / radioqualia (NZ/AUS/GB/NL), Kriss 
Salmanis, Daiga Kruze (LV), Laura Stasiulyte 
(LT), Killu Sukmit / Mari Laanemets (EST), Jaan 
Toomik (EST), Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas (LT), 
Arturas Valiauga (LT), Mirjam Wirz (LT)

curated by:
Dr. Inke Arns (artistic director, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund)
Dr. Kurt Wettengl (director, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund)

a cooperation by:
Hartware MedienKunstVerein and Museum am Ostwall Dortmund

Generously supported by:
Kulturbuero Stadt Dortmund
38. internationale kulturtage der stadt dortmund 
/ scene: estland lettland litauen in nrw
Kunststiftung NRW
Der Ministerpraesident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kultusministerium der Republik Estland
Kultusministerium der Republik Lettland
Kultusministerium der Republik Litauen
Botschaft der Republik Litauen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Lietuvos Institutas
dortmund-project
LEG
PHOENIX
Medion
Coolibri (media partner)

May 14 - July 23, 2006

Venues
Museum am Ostwall | Ostwall 7 | 44135 Dortmund
PHOENIX Halle | Hochofenstr. / Ecke Rombergstr. | Dortmund-Hoerde
(Attention: Solar Radio Station at PHOENIX Halle 
on view May 20 - July 16, 2006)

Opening hours
Museum am Ostwall: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun 10:00 - 
17:00, Thu 10:00-20:00, Sat 12:00-17:00
PHOENIX Halle Dortmund: Wed 11:00 - 17:00 / Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:00 - 20:00

Admission
Museum am Ostwall: adults 4 Euro, reduced 2 Euro
PHOENIX Halle: adults 4 Euro, reduced 2 Euro
Combined ticket Museum am Ostwall and PHOENIX Halle 6 Euro

Further Information / Guided tours
Museum am Ostwall, Tel. ++49 - 231 - 50 23 247
Hartware MedienKunstVerein at PHOENIX Halle, Tel. 
++49 - 231 - 40 80 279 (office: ++49 - 231 - 823 
106)
Guided tours at PHOENIX Halle each Sunday 16:00 
(in the exhibitions “Glamour and Globalization" 
and “Solar Radio Station")

Catalogue
Inke Arns / Kurt Wettengl (eds.): face the 
unexpected - Media art from Estonia, Latvia and 
Lithuania, with contributions by Inke Arns, 
Anders Haerm, Lolita Jablonskiene, Mara Traumane 
and Kurt Wettengl, German / English, 160 pages, 
colour illustrations, Revolver - Archiv fuer 
aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt am Main 2006

The catalogue costs 18 Euro at Museum am Ostwall 
/ PHOENIX Halle Dortmund and can be ordered at 
www.revolver-books.de.


Events in the framework of “face the unexpected":

How I learned to love RFID
Public lectures and workshop
HMKV Dortmund and RIXC, Riga
PHOENIX Halle Dortmund
May 20, 2006, 10:00-18:00
Admission: 4 / reduced 2 Euro, including 
admission to the exhibition “Glamour and 
Globalization".

Solar Radio Station (r a d i o q u a l i a & RIXC)
May 20 - July 16, 2006
PHOENIX Halle Dortmund
Opening: May 19, 2006, 18:00
Live Performances Clausthome: May 20 + 21, 2006, 19:00 - 21:00
Admission: 4 / reduced 2 Euro, including 
admission to the exhibition “Glamour and 
Globalization".
On May 20 and 21, the exhibition is open until 21:00.

Elektronik Baltikum
Friday, May 19, 2006, 20:00, Museum am Ostwall
Saturday, May 27, 2006, 20:00, PHOENIX Halle
Admission: Presale: 8 Euro / Evening: 10 Euro, 
including admission to the exhibitions “Glamour 
and Globalization" and “face the unexpected" (in 
the respective venues).

Short films and videos from the Baltic countries
A Programme by Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
PHOENIX Halle Dortmund
Friday, July 14, 2006, 20:00: Deimantas Narkevicius
Saturday, July 15, 2006, 20:00: Laila Pakalnina
Saturday, July 15, 2006, 21:30: Jaan Toomik
Admission: 4 Euro / 2 Euro, including admission 
to the exhibitions “Glamour and Globalization" 
and “Solar Radio Station".


Other events in the region:

European Media Art Festival Osnabrueck
May 10 - 14, 2006 (exhibition on display until May 18, 2006)
http://www.emaf.de/

16th International Videofestival Bochum
May 18 -20, 2006
http://www.videofestival.org


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