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Full Programme of TO THE SQUARE 2
TO THE SQUARE 2 (#TSQ2) re-invigorates the question of public space as the crucial locus for the articulation of the political and the art of protest. Read more.. Curated by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen Commissioned by Checkpoint Helsinki as … Continue reading
Press release: Open call for Volunteers for a Performative Action by Khaled Jarrar (Palestine)
Press release, 5th of August, 2014 Open call for Volunteers for a Performative Action by Khaled Jarrar (Palestine) On Power, Dis-/Obedience and War Meeting point for volunteers: LASIPALATSI SQUARE at 5pm on Tuesday, 26 August Performance: The action starts at … Continue reading
Núria Güell
Núria Güell (1981, Vidreres, Spain) With a strict positioning oriented towards creating mechanisms for dissent, Nuria Guell’s work reformulates the limits of “legality”. Analyzing the ethics of institutions that govern us, she investigates the abuses of power perpetrated by established … Continue reading
Vladan Jeremić & Rena Rädle
Vladan Jeremić and Rena Rädle are Belgrade-based artists and curators whose projects combine drawing, discussion, documentary video and photography. Their projects include various forms of interventions, public debate and their social dissemination. In their curatorial and artistic practice they research … Continue reading
Ramy Essam
Ramy Essam is known as the “singer of Tahrir Square”. His song “Erhal” (“Leave”) of 2011 became the anthem of the Egyptian Revolution, and until today he continues his songs of protest. Related RAMY – In the Frontline Ramy & … Continue reading
Raumlabor
Working in between the fields of architecture and public art, Raumlabor, whose name means ‘space laboratory’, create projects based around events, performance and theatre. Raumlabor are a group of architects based in Berlin, who came together in 1999 in response … Continue reading
Updated Press release: TO THE SQUARE 2 takes over Lasipalatsi Square (August)
Press Release, updated 12.8.2014: On the heels of the positive public resonance generated by BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1 around Helsinki in March 2014, Checkpoint Helsinki presents a second iteration of the Re-Aligned Project curated by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita … Continue reading
Tzortzis Rallis
Tzortzis Rallis is a Greek graphic designer based in London. He supports grassroots political collectives in Greece, he is the co-founder of the Occupy Design UK collective and co-designer of The Occupied Times of London, the independent, not-for-profit newspaper born … Continue reading
Ganzeer and Sampsa branded “terrorists” for #SisiWarCrimes Campaign
Statement from the Curators of Perpetuum Mobilε / Re-Aligned.net It’s a harsh moment, when artists are declared “terrorists”. Our friend the Egyptian artist Ganzeer is under serious threat. In a bizarre turn, Ganzeer has been accused of working for the … Continue reading
Documentation of BACK TO (THE) SQUARE 1
EXHIBITION CONCEPT AND PROGRAMME INTRO by Ganzeer POSTER by Ganzeer GALLERY EXHIBITION Installation views: Photos by Annika Rauhala THE CREW From left: Marita Muukkonen (co-curator), Hany Rashed (artist), Stephanie Roiko (assistant), Ammar Abo Bakr (artist), Khaled Jarrar (artist), … Continue reading
