The first “solidarity action” organized by the Istituto Svizzero di Roma consists of two days of debates to create a bridge between the experiences of Eastern Europe – already presented and discussed in the context of the Berlin Biennale – and the activities of the Roman collective ESC, through the experience of the selftraining laboratory and research LUM – Libera Università Metropolitana. More
Igor Stokfiszewski (literary critic, editor and playwright, member of the 7. Berlin Biennale team) and Salvatore Lacagnina (Head of Arts Programming at the ISR), will discuss the forms of responsibility and possible intervention of art in the social and political realities, through the work of Artur Żmijewski. More
In the global financial crisis an ‘expected unexpected’ burst on the scene: from the ‘Book block’ wave started in Europe to the occupations of the Spanish Indignados and Occupy movements, the numerous forms of struggle across the world shed light on uprising, its demands and practices. More
On March 25, 2012 the global action “Occupy Ukrainian Body – Fight Censorship!” started in Italy.
The activists from ESC (Italy), #Occupy Geneva (Switzerland) and Political Critique (Poland) protest against censorship in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Rome More
Edited by Artur Żmijewski and Joanna Warsza, Forget Fear – the first publication of the 7th Berlin Biennale – is a report on real action within culture, on the uses of artistic pragmatism. It is about concrete dealings by artists, curators, and politicians that lead to visible effects. More
From April 25, on the occasion of the 7. Berlin Biennale opening, P/Act for Art_ROMA, a magazine published by Istituto Svizzero di Roma, will be distributed for free at the entrance of KW – Institute for Contemporary Art. More
On the 28th of April, 8 pm at KW Institute for Contemporary Art the Solidarity Partners Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), Dortmund; Museum of Modern Art Warsaw; Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw; Istituto Svizzero di Roma (Swiss Institute in Rome); Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar; and Steirischer Herbst, Graz— will discuss in english the main topic of the Biennale: What can art do for real? More
(ITA) Giovedì 31 Maggio, alle ore 17.00, presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma, L’Istituto Svizzero di Roma presenterà P/Act for Art Roma, un giornale pubblicato e distribuito gratuitamente a Roma e Berlino, nell’ambito delle Solidarity Actions promosse in tutta Europa dalla 7. Biennale di Berlino. More
From 4 June to 20 July, in the context of the Solidarity Action undertaken by Istituto Svizzero di Roma, the Draftsmen’s Congress will be presented. Started by Paweł Althamer at the church of St. Elisabeth in Berlin Mitte for the 7th Berlin Biennale, the Congress brings together artists and the public in a dialogue that uses the language of images instead of words. More
