Besides transcripts of chosen presentations, a selection of commissioned essays based on given speeches, and several talks, it is also to a large extent a rather unconventional
art book. One of the main aims of the publication is to pay extra attention to discussing recent artistic production, as often in discursive discussions, the particular artworks tend to be forgotten. The circle of contributors comes mainly to former Eastern Europe and mostly consists of art professionals. The book produces the contextual framework for the international exhibition "Let's Talk About Nationalism! Between Ideology and Identity", which opened in February 2010 at Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn.
Contributions from Rael Artel, Charles Esche, Eva Fotiadi, Marina Grzinic, Flo Kasearu & Tanel Rannala, Karolis Klimka, Vida Knezevic & Ivana Marjanovic, Martin Krenn, Tanya Muravskaya, Alexei Penzin, Joanna Rajkowska, Katarzyna Ruchel-Stockmans, Marko Stamenkovic & Tomas Tomilinas, Mihaela Varzari, and Tamara Zlobina.
The works by artists like Yael Bartana, Wojtek Doroszuk, Maria Eichhhorn, Kaspars Goba, Jens Haaning, Tomek Kozak, Boris Mikhailov, Tanya Muravskaya, Kristina Norman, Marjetica Potrc, Joanna Rajkowska, Gerhard Richter, Wilhelm Sasnal, Luc Tuymans are discussed among others.
Concept and realization by Rael Artel
Editing by Rael Artel, Kendra Ballingall
Graphic design by Jaan Evart
Published by Public Preparation, 2010
www.publicpreparation.org
ISBN: 978-9949-21-293-4
120 pages, in English, price: 10 euro
The golden sponsor of "Public Preparation. Contemporary Nationalism and Critical Art Practices" is Open Estonia Foundation. Graphic design is supported by Estonian Cultural Endowment.
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