Strictly speaking, the encounters do not claim to be theoretical debates in themselves, but rather are conversations between interesting individuals involved with contemporary art in Europe. From the start, Manifesta has been conceived as an information and exchange network as much as a biennial exhibition. At present, a new generation of mediators, curators and art critics is emerging from all parts of the European continent.
It seemed important to us to organise these encounters for they are an opportunity to bring together people from the world of art who, each within a particular region of Europe and mostly independently from one another, are redefining the artistic stakes and forms of exhibition.
The encounters that will be attended by an international public, should be as flexible as the exhibition in Luxembourg itself and the new means of communication between artists and critics.
The encounters take place in the Casino Luxembourg, 41 rue Notre-Dame,
Saturdays at 16.00
Saturday 4 July, 16:00
Is art education necessary?
Bert Theis (artist, Milan)
Saturday 11 July, 16:00
The role of art magazines
Koen Brams (De Witte Raaf, Ghent), Paul di Felice (Café-Crè, Luxembourg)
Saturday 18 July, 16:00
Building a collection?
Jean Luc Koltz (curator, Luxembourg), Vincente Todoli (Serralves Foundation, Porto)
Saturday 25 July, 16:00
Art on the net
Dirk de Wit (independent curator, coordinator of Bruxelles 2000, Brussels), Stefaan Decostere (fil-maker, founder of Partyworker, Brussels), Geert Lovink (founder of New Media, Eastern Europe media expert, Amsterdam)
Saturday 1 August, 16:00
What are museums for?
Katya Adnreeva (Russian State Museum, St. Pétersbourg), Bart de Baere (Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent)
Saturday 8 August, 16:00
How to get money for art
Iaroslova Boubnova (Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia), Erna Hécey (Galerie Erna Hécey, Luxembourg)
Saturday 15 August, 16:00
Parallel activities
Barnabas Bencsik (Studio Galerija, Budapest), Liesbeth Bik (founder of Dvende, Rotterdam), Gregor Podnar (Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana),
Saturday 22 August, 16:00
Contemporary criticism
Patricia Bickers (Art Monthly, London), Caoimhin Giolla Leith (critic, teacher at Dublin University), Olesia Turkina (magazine Kabinet, Saint Petersburg)
Saturday 29 August, 16:00
The fine line between art and life
Alessandra Galasso (curator, Milan), Patricia Brusarosco (curator, Milan)
Saturday 5 September, 16:00
The role of the curator
Hou Hanru (curator, Paris), Eva Schmidt (Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst)
Saturday 12 September, 16:00
Where are we at with photography?
Régis Durand (Centre national de la Photographie, Paris), Paul di Felice (Café-Crème, Luxembourg)
Saturday 19 September, 16:00
Pros and cons of independent curating
Katerina Gregos (Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens), Iwona Blazwick (Tate Gallery, London)
Saturday 26 September, 16:00
The legacy of engagement
Alexander Alberro (art historian and critic, New York), Jonas Ekeberg (artist and writer, Oslo)
Saturday 3 October, 16:00
The art of exhibitions
Lionel Bovier (Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, Geneva), Barbara Steiner (Kunstverein, Ludwigsburg)
Saturday 10 October, 16:00
Sancho Panza says: "History is a minor thing"
A seminar on the vernaculars of representation
by the Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
These encounters have been made possible with the support of Axa Assurances Luxembourg and the City Hotel.
(Subject to modifications.)
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