April 23 – Displacements and Torrents – Where the Dnipro and the Elbe Meet

Guided tour of the international exhibition with curators Sasha Baydall and Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez and participating artists.

The event will be held in English.

House of Arts Ústí nad Labem, 4:30 PM

The international group exhibition DISPLACEMENTS AND TORRENTS – WHERE THE DNIPRO AND THE ELBE MEET is the result of a collaboration between the House of Arts Ústí nad Labem (DUÚL) and the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. It reflects the ambition of the hosting institution to engage more deeply with the international institutional art scene. The curatorial team of DUÚL was actively involved in the development of the exhibition concept, providing support and facilities for the guest curators Sasha Baydall and Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez throughout their curatorial research. Indeed, the history of Ústí nad Labem—as a former showcase city of the communist regime and its current state, reflecting both the sobering disillusionment with the communist dream of an ideal future and the incomplete social and economic transformation—represents one of the exhibition’s key themes.

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The series of guest lectures is organized as part of the elective course KDT/844 Presentation of the Artwork II. During the summer semester of the academic year 2024/2025.