Schmidt, Thomas E.
Art Criticism in Times of Populism and Nationalism: Proceedings of the 52nd International AICA Congress, Cologne/Berlin 1–7 October 2019
This publication documents the 52nd International Congress of the Art Critics Association (AICA), which met in 2019 in Cologne and Berlin to discuss the topic of Art Criticism in Times of Populism and Nationalism. More than forty speakers and moderators provided a definition of populism, addressed issues of discrimination, censorship in many countries, and the appropriation of artistic strategies in ‘right-wing’ language use. The autonomy and responsibility of art and art criticism were also thematised. The discussions reproduced here in text form reveal the full complexity of the topic.
The documentation is published in two separate German and English volumes.
Kunstkritik in Zeiten von Populismen und Nationalismen: Akten des 52. internationalen AICA Kongresses, Köln/Berlin 1. bis 7. Oktober 2019
This publication documents the 52nd International Congress of the Art Critics Association (AICA), which met in 2019 in Cologne and Berlin to discuss the topic of Art Criticism in Times of Populism and Nationalism. More than forty speakers and moderators provided a definition of populism, addressed issues of discrimination, censorship in many countries, and the appropriation of artistic strategies in ‘right-wing’ language use. The autonomy and responsibility of art and art criticism were also thematised. The discussions reproduced here in text form reveal the full complexity of the topic.
The documentation is published in two separate German and English volumes.
Fair und gerecht? Restitution und Provenienz im Kunstmarkt. Praxis – Probleme – Perspektiven
For the first time in October 2019 the symposium held in Munich shed light on the historically and legally complex topic of Nazi looted art, restitution and provenance from the perspective of the art trade. The conference provided insights into the practice of the established art trade, which stands up for the mediation and preservation of cultural goods on a high level of expertise and responsibility. The publication on the conference "Fair and just?" includes all lectures and discussion rounds of the event. Against the backdrop of the legal-moral tension renowned lawyers, provenance researchers and art dealers examined various best-practice solutions with the aim of enabling the art trade to continue to work in the future.
