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On 7 September, during the final weekend of the solo exhibition The Place Where I was Condemned to Live at de Appel, artist Basma al-Sharif, together with Alina Lupu, Isshaq Albarbary, and Amal Alhaag, will reflect on her work in relation to issues raised in the exhibition: the destruction of material and immaterial heritage in […]
September 5, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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Opening this Friday, 6 September, at de Fabriek Eindhoven, States of Motion is a group exhibition that explores the tension between stillness and movement. The collection includes installations, textiles, sculptures, paintings, objects, and performances by Barbara Vignaux, Giulia Braglia, Anas Chao, Olga Korosteleva, Toni Wagner, Auke de Lange, Rosa Raaphorst, Jules Sgro, Maria Palomá, Ishani […]
September 5, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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On Saturday, 7 September, the 2024/25 kick-off of the cultural season in Utrecht takes place: Uitfeest. As an annual recurring tradition by now, Mutual Support Platform—a platform organized by students, alumni, and staff of HKU MAFA—showcases their practices through a public program during the weekend in our office and in the courtyard of Abraham Dolehof, […]
August 27, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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On 24 August at 15:00, 16:30, and 18:00, Fire is Scary will perform during In the Borderlands at MaMA, an exhibition honoring queer, feminist theorist Gloria Anzaldúa. Fire is Scary features MSP community members Sol Enae Lee, Gordon H. Williams, Agustin Faundez Rojas, and Ariel Sin Yu Lee. For their works, Sol reworked an interview with Anzaldúa into a new text […]
August 23, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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Our team will be on holiday break from 29 July–19 August. During this period, Casco’s gallery office and exhibition space will be inhabited by MAFA HKU students and alumni, who will be conducting a self-organized artistic stay.
July 22, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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Our artistic director Aline Hernández will be part of the seminar Relating to the Present, happening next week from 17–20 July. She will discuss alternative economies, Casco Art Institute’s approach to commoning, and the Arts Collaboratory network. The multi-day event is organized by Aperto, a program for contemporary art professionals promoted by Fondazione Arte CRT in Turin, […]
July 17, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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Andy Fuller, an ecosystem member from Reading Sideways Press, presents a new podcast exploring the feelings, practices, and methods of running. He interviews experts and everyday runners about their experiences and is eager for feedback and suggestions for potential collaborators from all fields. Contact him at readingsidewayspress@gmail.com.
July 17, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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This week, 1–5 July, the Commons to Coop – Jubilee Summer School 2024 takes place at Kunsthal Gent. During a week of workshops, walks, and public conversations, local histories of cooperative organization and work with Eavatea will be studied–a new tool for artistic research and counter-mapping. Find more information on the website.
July 2, 2024 / Casco Art Institute
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In the past days, we commemorated and celebrated Keti Koti – Dia di Abolishon – marking the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Antilles in 1863 (though many enslaved people were forced to continue until 1873). Despite nearly 150 years passing, 1 July is still not recognized as a national day of remembrance and […]
July 2, 2024 / Casco Art Institute