29.01.2005 - 26.02.2005 Post-Diasporas: Voyages and Missions, 1 Moscow Biennale of contemporary art Exhibition Post-Diasporas: Voyages and Missions is dedicated tostrategies of cultural identification in the works of the artists whohave had experience of living in emigration and diaspora (ordiaporas), with its characteristic contradictions between a voluntaryassimilation and cultural self-isolation. The artists, most of whommoved to the West in the beginning of the 90s Alina and Jeff Bliumis(USA), Daniel Bozhkov (USA), Pavel Braila (Moldovia, Holland), YuriyGavrilenko (USA), Anton Ginzburg (USA), Olga Kisseleva (France), AnnaKowalska (Poland, Austria), Joanna Malinowska (USA), Yaroslav Mogutin(Russia, USA), Sviatoslav Solgannik (USA), Yevgeniy Fiks (USA) havean experience of navigation between various cultures as well as understanding of the differences between foreign and own cultures. Opening January 28th, from 3PM. Location: Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, ul. Petrovka, 25 29.01.2005 - 10.04.2005 Whatever happened to social democracy? Exhibition Hall, Ground floor, Micro Cinema Exhibition focusing on contemporary cultural perspectives that explore the history, challenges and possibilities of social democracy as a cultural model today. Artists include: Mike Bode and Staffan Schmidt (SE), Jorgen Michaelsen (DK), Olof Olsson (SE/DK), Katya Sander (DK), Per Hasselberg (SE), Mladen Stilinovic (HR), Esra Ersen (TR), Laura Horelli (FI), Lyn Lowenstein (UK), and others. Curator: Charles Esche. Concept: Charles Esche and Pavel Buchler. Film programme: Anders Kreuger Opening on Saturday, January 29 Location: Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Gasverksgatan 22, 203, Malmo URL: http://www.rooseum.se 26.01.2005 - 29.01.2005 The 5th Anniversary of Media Centre Lume Lume is the National Research and Development Centre of audiovisual media, of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland. Lume gathers under the same roof students and researchers of film and television, design for theatre, and new media. Creating networks and supporting collaboration is one of the crucial tasks of the centre and thus the theme of the week will be AFFAIRS. The festival week consist of high-level seminars with quick-paced revolver panels, Anniversary parties, demos of the latest gizmos, movie and media art highlights. All the events are free of charge. Location: The University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland. URL: http://www.lume.fi/five 24.01.2005 Opening of MediaArtLab/Moscow database for media culture One of the major events of MediaArtLab Center for Art and Culture in 2004 is the official opening of our database at http://www.mediaartlab.ru/. The MediaArtLab database of western and central European, USA, Russian, Japanese and Australian media culture and alternative mass media is now available in Russian and English. The database contains sections on interactive TV-art, web radio, media art, net.art, mailing lists, e-zins, media labs and organizations, funds, on-line and off-line media archives and others. Please send your information about media events, communities and institutions at mediaforum@mediaartlab.ru. All information will be published in Russian and English. We would also appreciate all kinds of commentary, advice that could become part of our archive on institutions, events, foundations, innovative projects on the Net. Location: MediaArtLab, Moscow URL: http://www.mediaartlab.ru 14.01.2005 - 16.01.2005 KLARTEXT! The Status of the Political in Contemporary Art and Culture KLARTEXT! means "straight talk" in German. The aim of the project, initiated by Berlin-based independent curators Marina Sorbello and Antje Weitzel, is to explore the current use-and sometimes misuse-of the category "Political" as applied to contemporary art and culture. The conference brings together in Berlin international artists, activists, curators, workers in the cultural sector and theoreticians to discuss the relationship between art and politics, and provides a platform and context for the exchange of thoughts, strategies and approaches. Location: Kunstlerhaus Bethanien and Volksbuhne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin URL: http://www.klartext-konferenz.net