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While initiatives such as Strike Germany and numerous international artists accuse German cultural institutions of complicity in silencing pro-Palestinian positions or at least a lack of balance, the latter often see themselves as defenders of freedom of expression who, against all odds, keep spaces for dialogue open. Margarita Tsomou is a curator who organises discourse programmes at Berlin's Theater Hebbel am Ufer - HAU. Eyal Weizman, director and founder of the research agency Forensic Architecture, criticises bias and self-censorship in the German cultural sector.
About the Program „The Condition of No – Talks on Boycott, Censorship and Protest in Germany“:
The boundaries of freedom of speech and artistic freedom are currently under scrutiny. Cancellations, boycotts, censorship, behavioural clauses and protests are having a massive impact on the cultural sector, but talking about them is difficult. With this series, we invite experts from various disciplines to engage in intensive and candid discussions about very specific case studies in Germany: What happened? Why did it happen? And: What can we learn? “The Condition of No“ seeks to facilitate understanding, differentiation and communication in what is currently a precarious situation. It’s about creating a fear-free space in which people can talk.
Curated by Tania Bruguera, Florian Malzacher, Roland Wenninger
VS – Villa Stuck in cooperation with INSTAR and The Art of Assembly
The series of talks forms the third and final part of the project “Tania Bruguera – The Condition of No”, that examines the topic of “censorship” from different perspectives. After an exhibition with a focus on Cuba (September 5 - November 24, 2024) and a film festival with a focus on China (November 1 - 3, 2024), the series of discussions will focus on the situation in Germany. The project was conceived by Tania Bruguera for INSTAR and curated by Roland Wenninger.