VIENNA TEXTILE TALKS

as apart of the

DE/CODING TEXTILE

Vienna Exhibition

14.09. – 15.10.2024

Artists:
Yasmina Assbane, Yana Bachynska, Željko Beljan, Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik & Jos Van der Pol), Tanja Boukal, Anetta Mona Chișa, Larisa Crunțeanu, Megan Dominescu, Bernhard Frue, Aurora Kiraly, Zoya Laktionova, Kamruzzaman Shadhin, Iza Tarasewicz, Christina Zurfluh

Curated by Maria Christine Holter

More about the venue, here

DE/CODING TEXTILE. Contemporary Art Reflecting Textile Traditions brings together works by fifteen artists from nine nations that were created during the residencies organized by AFAR (Artists for Artists Residency Network) in Mulhouse (F), Maramures (RO), Bucharest (RO) and Zagreb (HR) in 2023/2024. Referring to the historically influenced environment of the four production sites, the selected artists respond with their individual artistic expression and in a wide variety of media. Virtual meets analogue, smooth meets fluffy, tradition meets deconstruction, “typically male” meets queer and feminist, deadly serious meets pop humor.

The VIENNA TEXTILE TALKS will take place within the framework of the exhibition DE/CODING TEXTILE. Contemporary Art Reflecting Textile Traditions at the Künstlerhaus Factory as part of the
AFAR-TALKS 2023/2024

The conference will address topics such as sustainability, feminism, and diversity in the textile art of today. Austrian and international scientists, artists, and curators are invited as guest speakers. The talks will be hosted and moderated by Maria C. Holter (guest curator, Künstlerhaus) and held in German and/or English.

PROGRAMME
10:00
Admission and welcome
10:30
Herstory: A Conversation on Feminism in Textile Art Maria C. Holter in conversation with Tanja Boukal (artist, AFAR Maramureș) Human dignity is at the centre of Boukal’s textile and photographic practice. She often singles out the fates of women to ensure that they receive the attention they deserve.
11:30
Sustainable Practices in Textile Art Sophie Haslinger (curator, Kunst Haus Wien) in conversation with Katya Dimova (artist, Künstlerhaus Vereinigung member) on working with sustainable materials and the role of plants in Dimova’s artistic practice.
12:30–14:00
Break
14:00
Speed Dating with Textile Artists from the Künstlerhaus VereinigungWith Ina Loitzl, Leena Naumanen, Bettina Schülke, and AFAR artists from the exhibition. Speed presentations of one piece
of art per artist and direct conversations with the audience.
15:30
Panel Discussion: WEAVING EUROPE – Textile Approaches in Europe Now and Then With Željko Beljan (artist, AFAR Maramureș), Magdalena Buchczyk (Junior Professor of Social Anthropology at the Institute for European Ethnology at Humboldt University Berlin, author of Weaving Europe, Crafting the Museum), Megan Dominescu (artist, AFAR Zagreb), Marga
Persson (artist, curator of Inspiration Textil at the Künstlerhaus, Honorary Member of the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung) Moderated by Maria C. Holter
16:30
Guided Tour by the Curator

Guided tour of the exhibition with Maria C. Holter Also open to non-participants of the conference

The exhibition DE/CODING TEXTILE. Contemporary Art Reflecting Textile Traditions will continue after Vienna in an adapted form in Zagreb (curated by Josip Zanki) and Bucharest (curated by Anca Poterasu).

Artists for Artists Residency Network (AFAR) is an EU co-funded and co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund, project and residency program, aiming to improve the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators in Romania, Germany, Croatia, and Austria. The project is led by the Romanian Association for Contemporary Art (ARAC) with its three consortium partners – Goethe Institute Network, Croatian Association of Fine Artists, and Künstlerhaus Vienna.

Institutional Partners: Forumul Cultural Austriac, Isntitutul Francez din România

The AFAR Network project is co-funded by the European Union: ”Views and opionions expressed are however those of the autohor(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsable for them.”