The changing self-image
of the contemporary artist
Workshop and panel discussion organized by SARN (Swiss Artistic Research Network)
October 26 2016, 16 – 20.30
Galerie Bernhard Bischoff & Partner,
PROGR Bern (Waisenhausplatz 30, 3001 Bern)
16 – 18.00 Workshop ‚The new artist’
19 – 20.30 Panel Discussion
Panel discussion with
Marianne Eigenheer, Basel/London
Florian Graf, Basel/Amsterdam
Tamara Hauser, Bern
Laurent Schmid, HEAD - Geneva
Moderation: Johannes M. Hedinger & Priska Gisler - HKB, Bern.
Workshop registration until Oct 19 2016 to Mara Ryser([email protected])
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The changing self-image
of the contemporary artist
Workshop and panel discussion organized by SARN (Swiss Artistic Research Network)
In the course of globalization, transculturalization and digitalization,
the Western concepts of «the artist» are undergoing considerable
changes. New ideas of what artists are, how they relate to society,
politics, or economy, are emerging in fields such as artistic research,
social and community work, cultural entrepreneurship or marketing. This
workshop and panel discussion addresses the question of what artists
are and what they are expected to be today, in a hybrid, interconnected
world. How are they perceived and how do they perceive themselves?
Today’s artists are facing an increasingly complex art field, a booming
art market and an ongoing professionalization and academisation of
the art world while they are still living in a precarious working and
living condition. What are the changes in the conditions, challenges
and opportunities, hopes and concerns of today’s artists? Why should
one become an artist today? Which are an artists skills, knowledge and
expertise and what role plays the artists’ education in this? How do
artists produce their art today and how are they financing themselves?
What does artistic success mean and what should once survive it?
During the workshop Johannes M. Hedinger will present his ongoing artist
survey „the new artist“. The podium with four artists of different
generations and various horizons of experience gives us a chance to
deepen and discuss the topics mentioned above.
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