On Friday, 10th of November 2023 we would like to celebrate not only the starting point of our project “Is Queer Political?” and the first event in our new space in the former directorial building of Otto Wagner Areal, but also the opening of the exhibition:
Arcadia – Queer Art of Diasporic Subjects, curated by Ana Simona Zelenovic
Opening event with performance, music and drinks: Fr 10.11.23 18:00
What is shared among the Yugoslav diaspora and the queer diaspora is this idea of a golden era, that is located either in the past or in a possible future; if this utopia has indeed existed in the past, the way we imagined it, we would have never needed to go anywhere. Or what would happen if we unite again…? These musings reveal both the endless opportunities and many limitations for imagining this possible future. Consequently, many Balkan queer artists and those in the diaspora, bond over ideas of potential futures devoid of nation-states, borders and divisions, both in gender and cultures. Others are, more concerned about what this future will bring us if we continue to participate in the present dominant structures of nationalism, capitalism and patriarchy. Exhibited artworks of Pavle Banović, Anastasija Pavić, Stanko Gagrčin, Hannah Neckel and Kristina Tica try to reinvent the present and imagine possible futures. They range from rethinking the role of the “personal” in art, the position of the artist as inventor, redefining the positions of both artist and viewer as hybrid forms of accomplice and object, to inventing utopian and dystopian visions of life after losing any firm ground in physical reality.
Participating artists:
Pavle Banović
Anastasija Pavić
Stanko Gagrčin
Hannah Neckel
Kristina Tica
Jump into the Bus 48A and celebrate with us!
