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Over-Identification, Interrogation, Division.

On January 19th the symposium Cultural activism today: Strategies of over-identification will take place at the Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam. Besides a series of expert presentations on over-identification, the event will include a talk by Alexei Monroe on NSK’s use of traditional symbolism, a presentation of the book Interrogation Machine and a pre-release screening of the Laibach American tour documentary Divided States of America.

Programme
12:30 Registration
13:00 Welcoming note: Jelle Bouwhuis (Stedelijk Museum)
13:10 Introduction: BAVO 13:40 Lecture Alexei Monroe
14:10 Lecture Dieter Lesage
14:40 Film screening Pulverous (2003) by Aernout Mik
15:10 Break
15:40 Presentation Jens Haaning
16:10 Lecture Boris Groys 16:40 Presentation by Atelier van Lieshout
17:10 Closing discussion, presentation of AS#176 The spectre of the avant-garde, presentation of Alexei Monroe’s Interrogation machine
18:00 Reception and pre-release screening of the film Divided States of America (2005) by Sašo Podgoršek & Laibach

Full details:

www.janvaneyck.nl/~culturalactivism

Thursday 19 January from 13.00 til 18.00 hours at Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam.
Admission free. Advance booking is recommended.For bookings go to the registration form or contact: Winnie.koekelbergh@janvaneyck.nlT: +31 (0) 34 350 37 43
Organised by the Jan van Eyck Academie & Stedelijk Museum

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