The Art of Social Change aims to pose questions, open up doors and stir up conversations. As the limits of art and life have been blurred, it is up to us to ent...
In this episode, we sit down with Sehyoung Lee in his studio at Artagon to discuss his multidisciplinary practice, which bridges performance and visual arts. Originally from Seoul and now based in Paris, his work delves into the complexities of navigating Western culture as an Asian artist. The conversation explores fascinating subjects like the cultural impact of K-pop, masculinity, cultural dissonance and reincarnation.
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Irene Adorni and Giulia Monte, Parsec
In this episode, we’re joined by two members of Parsec - an Italian collective of curators, artists, and cultural workers who are reshaping the art scene in Bologna and beyond. Irene Adorni is an artist and Giulia Monte, a researcher and publisher. They see independent art spaces as invaluable communities, where points of views can differ and be shared. And they shared what happened behind PARSEC’s closed doors during COVID, proving how art can be transformative in times of hardship.This episode was recorded during the Reset Network General Assembly in Budapest in April 2024
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Deniz Kirkali, curator
For our 34th episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Deniz Kirkali, co-founder of GARP Sessions. Garp Sessions is a summer programme that brings artists and thinkers together in Babakale, Çanakkale for a duration of 10 days. It aims to generate conversations around a question/topic/keyword and create room for interaction between people, practices, and researches. It prioritizes collective thinking, digesting and exchange among participants through reading sessions, workshops and collective meals.
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György Szabó, founder of Trafo - House of Contemporary Arts
For this episode, we spoke to a key actor of the Hungarian cultural scene: György Szabó Discovering arts and performance during university, Gyuri immediately invested himself in the development of the art scene, by organising events as part of his university art club. Striving to promote both local and international artists, Gyuri witnessed the change of the central and Eastern European art scene since the 1980s, founded Trafo and saw the change following the victory in Hungary of nationalist president Viktor Orban who has been ruling the country for the past 14 years.
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Luiza Texeira de Freitas, curator
For our 32nd episode we spoke to Luiza Texeira de Freitas in Lisbon. Luiza currently specializes in advising private collections on how they can have a lasting impact in the communities around them. We spoke about the conundrum of bringing art fairs into new cities and what ethical collecting can look like. If you would like to see images of the projects we discussed during the podcast you can go to our Instagram account @theartofsocialchange. We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Art of Social Change aims to pose questions, open up doors and stir up conversations. As the limits of art and life have been blurred, it is up to us to enter this nebulous space and explore it. In every episode, we converse with actors that are raising awareness on social issues and contributing to change through culture.
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