Art Basel in Basel&nbsp;2019, June 14

Zones of Conflict: Responding to Realities

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War, national and transnational conflicts, as well as socio-political systems of imbalance and injustice have been part of everyday discourses for decades. Recent political tensions in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as discriminatory practices towards minorities are also affecting the cultural sphere. Artists from different cultural backgrounds, all of them originating form regions of conflict, will reflect upon the situation in their respective places of origin and how they incorporate it in their works. How do they mediate conflict, dislocation, and discrimination in their practice? To what extend have war and injustice had repercussions on them? And how do they evaluate their impact as artists on these issues?
Manal AlDowayan, Artist, Dubai
Otobong Nkanga, Artist, Antwerp
Javier Téllez, Artist, New York City
Moderator: Pelin Tan, Sociologist and Art Historian, Mardin
Filmed on site at Art Basel in Basel 2019.

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