Keynote speech by Madina Tlostanova, Professor of Postcolonial Feminisms at the Department of Thematic Studies (Gender studies) at Linköping University (Linköping, Sweden)
The keynote speech is part of the first module “How Do We Decolonise Art?” of the interdisciplinary programme “Decolonising Art. Beyond the Obvious” within the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia “The Milk of Dreams”. The programme involved artists, curators, public intellectuals and academics who focused on a decolonial view on Ukraine and Eastern Europe as a response to the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.
The next modules that will continue the initiated discussion are:
“Art as a Weapon and as a Target” on 8-10 October;
“Fallen Between the Cracks. Unknown Art Histories” on 28-30 October;
“Histories Behind the Pavilion. Decoloniality and Biennials” on 17-19 November.
The programme is organised by the Ukrainian institute and the Ukrainian Pavilion.
Partners:
International Renaissance Foundation
Platform for interdisciplinary practice Open Place
The programme is supervised by the Commissioner Kateryna Chuyeva, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and curated by Lizaveta German, Maria Lanko, Borys Filonenko in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute, the participating artists and curators of other national pavilions.