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NEWTOPIA: The State of Human Rights Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Mechelen and Brussels 01.09. – 10.12.2012 Amnesty International und Human Rights Watch sind beide Partner der Ausstellung. NEWTOPIA KATALOG Der Katalog zur Ausstellung, herausgegeben von Katerina Gregos und Elena Sorokinaist bei Ludion verlegt und von BaseDesign Brüssel gestaltet. Die gebundene Ausgabe des Katalogs enthält 256 Seiten und ist in Englischer und Holländischer Sprache erhältlich.. ISBN 9789461300751 / Preis: 27,90 " Der Katalog besteht aus drei Kapiteln: 1. Essays Mit Beiträgen von: Ariella Azoulay, Katerina Gregos, Lina Khatib, Keenan Malik, Samuel Moyn, Elena Sorokina, Raoul Vaneigem und ein Eklusiv- Interview mit Stéphane Hessel. 2. Human Rights Heroes Eine Auswahl an Kurztexten von bekannten Menschenrechtsaktivisen wie Liu Xiaobo, Anna Politkovskaya, Shirin Ebadi, Asmaa Mahfouz, Aung San Suu Kyi und einigen mehr. 3. Artists’ Section Abbildungen der Arbeiten von 70 Künstlern der Ausstellung, begleitet von Kurztexten und den wichtigsten biografischen Informationen. Mechelen, August 31 st 2012 Internationaler Pressekontakt: Daniela Goldmann International Media Relations NEWTOPIA Goldmann Public Relations Zimmerstraße 11 10969 Berlin servicebln@goldmannpr.de T: +49 (0) 30 259 357 0 F: +49 (0) 30 259 357 29 www.facebook.com/GoldmannPublicRelations twitter.com/GoldmannPR Pressekontakt für Belgien / Die Niederlande Gerrie Soetart Populierstraat 9 Rue du Peuplier 1000 Brussels T: +32 (0) 475 47 98 69 F: +32 (0) 2 219 30 27 gerrie.soetaert@skynet.be Besonderer Dank gilt den Sponsoren und Medienpartnern von NEWTOPIA ING Belgium, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, MO*, cobra.be, Klara und frieze für ihre freundliche Unterstützung und Kooperation. Listen to the Charity-song for the European Economy „We Need You Now (more than ever)“ by the Danish art collective WOOLOO for NEWTOPIA! www.NEWTOPIAblog.com/songrelease-wooloo/ Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.NEWTOPIA.be / www.facebook.com/NEWTOPIA2012 / www.NEWTOPIABLOG.com 4
NEWTOPIA: The State of Human Rights Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Mechelen and Brussels 01.09. – 10.12.2012 2. Curatorial Statement by Katerina Gregos INTRODUCTION: ART AND HUMAN RIGHTS The relationship between art and human rights has a long history. One only needs to think of Francisco Goya’s portfolio of etchings "Disasters of War", his painting "The Third of May", Eugène Delacroix’s "Liberty Leading the People", Édouard Manet’s "The Execution of Maximilian", Picasso’s "Guernica" and many other examples. Art always largely depends on an atmosphere of openness and tolerance in order to thrive. The context of human rights affects it, because art is about freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of thought and the unrestrained expression of the spiritual and intellectual; it is inextricably bound up with human dignity in general. In our society cultural, social as well as political freedom is based on and rooted in human rights. Throughout modern history, human rights have created the foundations for change, wherein self-expression is a prerequisite for selfempowerment. In that sense, human rights also lie at the core of any unconstrained artistic practice. NEWTOPIA is a major international comprehensive visual arts exhibition dedicated to human rights. In recent years many important contemporary artists interested in social and political issues have created significant work exploring the various aspects of human rights. Many of them – some from countries where human rights are a highly contentious issue – will be included in the exhibition. Human rights are a perpetual, unfinished, ongoing project. They can be seen as the ultimate utopian project for humanity – of universal significance and value – which can never be fully attained but whose impact and benefits are always going to be worth fighting for if we are striving for improved living conditions and dignity for those who lack them. I. THE AIM OF THE EXHIBITION NEWTOPIA: The State of Human Rights explores the numerous, complex and diverse issues pertaining to human rights and its evolving discourse. The exhibition is divided into four thematic chapters that trace the development of human rights and their rise since the post-war era. It negotiates the different and complex facets of human rights: from civil and political rights, social, economic and cultural rights, to the right to sustainable development, to peace and to a healthy environment, while emphasizing the indivisible, interrelated and interdependent nature of these rights. NEWTOPIA also tracks the evolving nature of the human rights discourse, as well as its problematic aspects, such as the conflict between universalism and cultural relativism, one of the key debates surrounding human rights. It contains work by over 70 artists of different generations working in diverse media and examines a rich variety of artistic responses 5 International Media Relations: Goldmann Public Relations Daniela Goldmann Anna Bernhardt Zimmerstraße 11 10969 Berlin Deutschland T: +49 (0) 30 259 357 0 F: +49 (0) 30 259 357 29 servicebln@goldmannpr.de Press contact Belgium / The Netherlands Gerrie Soetart Populierstraat 9 Rue du Peuplier 1000 Brussels T: +32 (0) 475 47 98 69 F: +32 (0) 2 219 30 27 gerrie.soetaert@skynet.be
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