‘What is Morally Wrong with ‘Blasphemy’? On the Claim to be Protected Against Blasphemous’ Acts of Expression in Pluralistic societies’

Cordially Invited, episode 3

Cordially Invited examines the issue of hospitality in relation to a topic of major global, political, and moral consequence today: migration. The project explores these issues through the notion of a cordial invitation, understood here as a symbolic tool which can be used to negotiate between two imaginary, unattainable ideals: the unrestricted right to move across political and economic boundaries, and the unqualified acceptance such rights imply.

Soft Target. War as a Daily, First-Hand Reality

Group exhibition, curated by Brigitte van der Sande.

On Documenting (truth and politics)

Lectures by and discussion with Boris Buden, Renzo Martens, and Hito Steyerl.

On Crisis (emergency and new heroism)

Lectures by and discussion with Jeremiah Day, artist, Amsterdam; Jan Verwoert, art critic and writer, Berlin; Klub Zwei, artists-collective, Vienna.

On Fear (war machine and threat)

Lectures by and discussion with Henk Oosterling, Kendell Geers, and Pavel Büchler.

On Rhetoric (language and new warfare)

Lectures by and discussion with Ayreen Anastas, Bregje van Eekelen, and Rene Gabri.

On Mutation (post–Cold War and new order)

Lectures by and discussion with Viktor Misiano, Sean Snyder, and YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES.

Undercurrents

Undercurrents is a dynamic, informal forum for reflection about what is behind the contemporary state of warfare. It is developed as an equal parallel to the exhibition Soft Target. War as a Daily, First-Hand Reality.

Modeling a World Otherwise, and Living It as If It Were Possible

keynote lecture by Maria Hlavajova at the GRACE Conference 2019

Keynote lecture by Maria Hlavajova, General and Artistic Director of BAK, during the GRACE Conference 2019, titled Gender and Cultures of In/Equality in Europe: visions, poetics, strategies.