Otherness | Misc. Projects of the Week

If you haven't yet, check out this gorgeous short video by Rino Stefano Tagliafierro. All your favorite classics come to life in this  B E A U T Y [ful] animation. 

B E A U T Y - dir. Rino Stefano Tagliafierro from Rino Stefano Tagliafierro on Vimeo.

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Featured Event | Art Kontakt Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

Art Kontakt celebrates its 10th birthday.

 

KUFIJ TË BRISHTË / FRAGILE LIMITS

Contemporary Art 

Workshops

Performances

Exhibitions

Video-mapping Installation

Experimental Music

Book Presentation on Performance

With the support of: University of Arts, M.A.M, National Gallery of Art, Italian Institute of Culture, EDS Foundation, Hako shpk, Six Senses, Independent Kultural Scene, National Historical Museum, French Alliance, Embassy of France.

Participants of this event are current and former collaborators of Art Kontakt: artists, curators, and enthusiasts.

Event Program:

November 29 - December 4, 2013
University of Arts
Student Workshops.
Creative Director: Andrea Pagnes/Verena Stenke, Marianna Andrigo/Aldo Aliprandi, Ema Andrea.

December 4, 2013 Opening Ceremony: FRAGILE LIMITS 
Video, installations & projections of most significant works in these 10 years of Art Kontakt.
Bllok - Manhatan
18:00 hrs

Official Band
Interactive project of Robert Aliaj Dragot in collaboration with ELIGHT.
Bllok - New Berlin
21:00 hrs

December 5, 2013
National Historical MuseumUniversity of Arts Students Performance 
17:00 - 20:00 hrs

Video Installation by Helona Ruli
18:00 hrs December 6, 2013
National Gallery of Art
Book Presentation: “Fall of Faust” by A. Pagnes.
10:00 hrs

Performance by Ema Andrea/Klod Dedja.
17:00 hrs

Performance by Marianna Andrigo/Aldo Aliprandi, EVANESCENCE...NOI.

18:30 hrs

FRAGILE LIMITS, a performance by VestAndPage (Andrea Pagnes/Verena Stenke), sound design by French artist Nicolas Verhaeghe.

The afterparty is a audio-visual feast with invited guest DJ/VJ Leoanard Toma, NamVan, and others.

JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION!!

“An intercultural dialogue process called 'KontaKt ' was born in Venice in 2003, focused on the exchange and mediation between cultures and artistic phenomena from the Adriatic area. The Balkans were considered the dark side of Europe at that time. Nevertheless, starting from considering it as a paradigm and from deep critics about how was the image of Albanians and Balkanians in general, in the common european imaginary, they tried to develop an awareness and a thought about the whole Europe through the knowledge about the balkanic area.
Since the beginning this aim was applied to the developing of multidisciplinary cultural activities, including literature, contemporary arts, history, poetry, ethnography and other.
Many activities of study were focused on the works of Ismail Kadare, highlighting his international relevance.
Detection and promotion of contemporary artistic phenomena was present since the earlier events, and considered as potential social and economic development factor, as well as a ‘merging people’ factor.
After 2007 Art KontaKt starts operating mostly in Albania, taking base there, improving the attention to the contemporary artistic dimension and to his international vocation.
Over the years several art festivals were held, introducing new techniques and creative languages within sites of historical interest with symbolic memory and common historical and cultural identity, offering a new creative vision of the monuments of culture. A great challenge in a country as Albania is the poor valid support from museums and art galleries. This has not prevented the use of the power of contemporary art through the efforts of artists, curators, critics, and mangers, through articles, reflections, books, debates, creating an original system of cultural production.
Art Kontakt is committed to the communication of experimental and innovative ideas, always able to raise issues and contribute to the discussion on the ethical and aesthetic role of the contemporary artist, reflecting on the dynamics and contradictions of our times. On the occasion of the tenth year of operations, we have proposed "Fragile Limits" three intense days of activities offered by some of the best friends of ArtKontaKt, consisting mainly of performance, a discipline that had a big part in the story that we want to celebrate. The title derives from the art project that will be presented by the duo VestAndPage, based on the fragility of the biological, psychological and spiritual sphere of contemporary man. A fragility that Art Kontakt also wants to recognize in the physical limits, the real borders and the social phenomena. This without claiming to find solutions to problems, but believing that the language of art can enhance the vision of the world and the understanding between people. - Art Kontakt

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Revista Art & Trashëgimi | The Nymph of Mediterranean by Ilda Mara

Nimfa e Mesdheut by ILDA MARA
Drejtoreshë e Revistës Art & Trashëgimi

" Vlora, si një nimfë në brigjet e detit Jon, është përshkruar nga udhëtarëve e të gjitha kohërave “si një perlë të brigjeve Mesdhetare”. E rrethuar nga të gjitha anët me kështjellat ilire si një kurorë, si kalaja e Himarës, e Kaninës, e Borshit, e Porto Palermos, stadiumi antik i Amantias, Treporti, Orikumi, mozaiku i Mesaplikut, shkrimet e Gramatës, etj, ajo mbart mbi supe shekuj historie.

Mbase s’është aspak e tepërt të konsiderosh Vlorën si një monument historie. Përballë një qyteti-monument, si Vlora, dy qasje janë të mundshme: respekti i të kaluarës, dhe ajo që ai qytet përfaqëson sot. Po si është zhvilluar Vlora, si ka rrjedhur historia e saj?

Vlora, një nga qytetet më të vjetra të Shqipërisë, e themeluar në shekullin e VI para Krishtit, si një koloni greke e quajtur Aulon. Në rrjedhën e shekujve Vlora do të luajë një rol qëndror, falë pozicionit të saj strategjik,  si në perandorinë romake, si në kohën e mbretërisë normande të Siçilisë, e të perandorisë bizantine. Kjo dalje në det e Vlorës, do t’a bëjë atë gjithnjë joshëse të pushtimeve të njëpasnjëshme, si nga Serbët, Osmanët, Venecianët. Dhe në historinë e vonë të komunizmit, sërisht sharmi i saj gjeostrategjik, do t’a shndërrojë në mollë sherri mes Rusisë dhe Kinës në vitin 1961 për bazën ushtarake të Sazanit.

Eshtë pikërisht ky pozicion kyç dhe shpirti luftarak i Vlorës, që do të bëjë Vlorën epiqendër të botës shqiptare ku do të mblidhen delegatët nga të gjitha trojet shqiptare nën drejtimin e Ismail Qemalit, i cili në 28 nëntor 1912 do ta shpallë atë kryeqytetin e parë të Shqipërisë së pavarur.

Në këtë numër të revistës periodike Art & Trashëgimi, jemi përpjekur të bëjmë një portret të Vlorës duke sjellë  tek lexuesi  dritë-hijet  e qytetit të flamurit, lashtësinë e saj, si u ndërtua qyteti, toleranca dhe bashkëjetesa fetare, historitë e legjendat përreth saj, shkolla e pikturës e Vlorës, traditat muzikore dhe veshjet karakteristike, njerëzit dhe personazhet që e bënë Vlorën.

Pasuria e një portreti historiko-kulturor e artistik të një qyteti e bën një ndërrmarje të tillë tepër komplekse, por të arrirë.  Vlora që na sjell ky botim, është ajo e shfaqjes së qytetit, e gjurmëve të para, e historisë së tij, nëpërmjet historive të personazheve që e bënë këtë qytet. Tek rrëmoj në librat e historisë për Vlorën, tek përshkoj shkrimet e Emin Rizës, Aleksandër Meksit, Neritan Cekës, Bardhosh Gaçes, Norvruz Bajramajt, Fatos Baxhakut, Nevila Nikës, etj, mendja me vete tek një shprehje e filozofit francez Bernard de Chartres: “Ne jemi xhuxha mbi supet e gjigandëve. Dhe ne shohim më larg se ata, jo sepse e kemi shikimin më të mprehtë apo shtatin në të gjatë, por sepse ata na mbajnë lart dhe nga ngrenë me lartësinë e tyre gjigande”.

Ky botim është një kontribut modest në ruajtjen e historisë dhe vlerave të Vlorës e që do të shërbejë si një udhërrëfyes për të gjithë ata që duan të rizbulojnë historinë e saj. "

Art & Trashëgimi është botim i organizatës ARGJIRO, në bashkëpunim me Qëndrën e Studimeve Albanologjike. Ky është numri i 5-të i kësaj reviste, ndërkohë që katër numrat e parë i janë kushtuar përkatësisht qyteteve të Beratit, Gjirokastrës, Shkodrës dhe Tiranës. 

The Nymph of Mediterranean by ILDA MARA 

Director of Art & Heritage Magazine 

" Vlora has been described by the journeymen of all times as a nymph in the shores of Ionian Sea, as a pearl of the Mediterranean coasts. Vlora, surrounded and crowned all over by Illyrian castles such as the Himara, Kanina, Borsh, and Porto-Palermo castles, by the ancient Amantia stadium, Triport, Mesaplik mosaic and Gramata’ scripture carvings carries upon its shoulders centuries filled with history. 

Perhaps it is not at all exaggerated to consider Vlora as a history monument. Standing in front a museum like city such as Vlora two approaches are possible: paying tribute and respect to its past and to what the city represents to the present days. How was Vlora developed? How did its history flow?

Vlora is one of the most ancient cities of Albania founded in the sixth century B.C as a Greek colony named Aulona. Throughout the centuries Vlora would play a central role thanks to its strategic position in the Roman Empire, during the Norman Kingdom of Sicily and in the Byzantine Empire as well. The sea opening of Vlora would always make it attractive to consistent conquests by the Serbs, Ottomans and Venetians. Its geo-strategic charm would transform it into a fighting cause even until the recent time of Communism with Russia and China trying to control the Sazan military base in 1961. 

It is exactly this key position and the fighting spirit cherished by Vlora that would make it the epicenter of the Albanian world where the delegates from all over the Albanian inhabited areas gathered under the guidance of Ismail Qemali who proclaimed Vlora the first capital of the independent Albania in November 28th, 2012. 

We have tried to display a portrait of Vlora in the periodical edition of the Art& Heritage magazine by bring to the readers the lights and shadows of the city famous for the flag, its ancient age, the way it was built, its characteristic religious tolerance and coexistence, its surrounding histories and legends, its painting school, its musical traditions and distinguished dressing, its people and characters who made that city.

The richness of the historic, cultural and artistic portrait of this city makes this endeavor a very complex, but a fine one as well. Vlora which this edition brings is the one of the appearance of the city, of the very first tracks, of its history through the stories of its characters who made this city. While I dig in the books about Vlora, while I go through the writings of Emin Riza, Aleksandër Meksi, Neritan Ceka, Bardhosh Gaçe, Novruz Bajramaj, Fatos Baxhaku, Nevila Nika, etc., I recall an expression by the French philosopher Bernard de Chartres: “We are midgets resting upon giants’ shoulders. And we further then them not because our sight is sharper or that we are taller, but because they carry us higher up through their gigantic height.”

This edition presents a modest contribution in preserving Vlora’s history and values and would serve as a guide to all of them who would try to re-discover its history. "

Art & Heritage is a publication of ARGJIRO in cooperation with Center of Albanological Studies. This is the 5th issue of the magazine, while the first four are dedicated to these cities respectively: Berat, Gjirokaster, Shkoder and Tirana.

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Open Invitation | Mediterranea16

Bjcem and the City of Ancona 

announce the launch of 

Mediterranea16 Young Artists Biennial, 

an international multidisciplinary event, 

taking place in 

Ancona, Italy, from June 6^th to July 7^th 2013, 

bringing together more than 250 artists.

Bjcem is an international network with more than 70 members and partners from Europe, Middle East and Africa which, thanks to their support, make the event possible ensuring the participation of artists from the territories they represent.

Started in 1985, the Biennial takes place every two years in a different city in the Mediterranean area focusing on young artists and creators. 

The title is ERRORS ALLOWED, which focuses on regimes of knowledge and self generated education strategies in the arts and their reflection on the broader society.

The call is open to visual artists, filmmakers, writers, performers, musicians, designers and cultural researchers under the age of 35 (born after December 31^st 1977). 

Artists have to present one specific proposal related to the concept. 

There are no submission fees and the opportunity is open to everyone regardless of gender, religion, social and political behaviors  

Artists that have participated in more than one previous edition can’t apply, priority will be given to artists that have never attended the event.

Deadline for application is extended to February 17,2013.

Please submit using the online application (the application form has to be filled in english at): https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=%2AeKzq1PCOSZAiJKmzer4kg

For more information go to Bjcem.

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Itali, ekspozita për partizanët në Shqipëri!

Sot, ne 25 prill festohet dita e clirimit te ITALISE; 

prandaj deshiroj te rikujtoj hapjen dhe qellimin e kesaj ekspozite fotografike 

si edhe e nje sere aktivitetesh artistike qe na bashkojne me kete popull fqinj!

Mostra fotografica 

Da oppressori a combattenti per la libertà. I soldati italiani in Albania.

In occasione dell'inaugurazione sarà presentato il libro Come divenni partigiano di Battista Cavallotto, vicecomandante del Battaglione Gramsci.

Sabato 18 febbraio 2012- Ore 17- Sala CDT (Largo Barale 11, 12100 Cuneo).

Convegno sul tema 

La Resistenza in Europa: Albania. 

Il contributo dei partigiani albanesi e italiani per la liberazione dell’Albania dall’occupazione nazifascista.

Interverranno Giovanni Villari, dell’Università di Torino, Ziqiri Mero, vice commissario della prima Brigata d’Assalto Partigiana Albanese, e il generale Ilio Muraca, combattente negli anni 1943-1945 nelle fila dell’esercito di liberazione albanese.

La settimana della CULTURA - Java e KULTURES

“Il Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali promuove “la Settimana della Cultura”, aprendo per nove giorni, gratuitamente, le porte di musei, ville, monumenti, aree archeologiche, archivi e biblioteche statali su tutto il territorio nazionale.

L’iniziativa, nata per trasmettere l’amore per l’arte e la conoscenza dell’immenso patrimonio italiano.

Offre un ricco calendario di eventi, mostre, convegni, aperture straordinarie, laboratori didattici, visite guidate e concerti.

Si rende così ancora più speciale l’esperienza di tutti i visitatori, grazie al coinvolgimento di molte Istituzioni pubbliche e private, per una partecipazione estesa e capillare.” 

“Ministria e Kultures italiane organizon “Javen e Kultures” duke hapur falas, per nente dite, dyert e museumeve, vilave, monumenteve, zonave arkeologjike, arkivat dhe biblotekat shteterore ne mbare vendin.

Kjo iniziative, lind per te trasmetuar dashurine per artin dhe njohjen e pasurive te panumerta kulturore italiane.

Nje kalendar i ngjeshur me aktivitete, ekspozita, takime, hapje te jashtezakonshme, laboratore mesimore, vizita me guida dhe koncerte.

Ne kete menyre eksperienca e vizitoreve behet edhe me e veçante, fale edhe bashkepunimit te shume Institucionve publike dhe private per te bere te mundur nje pjesemarrje te gjere ne menyre kapilare.”

Marr guximin te paraqes kete iniciative per te treguar se puna e KONSERVIMIT te trashegimise kulturore vazhdon te kryhet ne forma dhe menyra nga me te ndryshmet ne mbare globin...

Ndonese fondet per kulturen (globalisht) cdo vit shkurtohen ajo qe me ben pershtypje eshte puna e palodhur e te apasionuarve!

Ne prag te 100 vjetorit te PAVARESISE ftoj te gjithe ju, te apasionuar shqiptare, te (bashke)punojme per te lene ne breza jo vetem te rejat qe sjell kjo epoke por edhe KULTUREN E TRASHEGUAR!