Cultural Politics Revisited – a public discussion

The next event within the frame of ACAX’s Check-in Budapest curatorial visitor program is:

Cultural Politics Revisited – a public discussion

with the participation of
Cathérine Hug, curator, Kunsthalle Wien,
Nicolaus Schafhausen, director, Kunsthalle Wien and
Barnabás Bencsik, director, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary.

Moderated by János Szoboszlai, Head of Department of Art Theory and Curatorial Studies, Hungarian University of Fine Arts

Date: 1st March 2013 (Friday), 5 pm
Venue: Ludwig Museum Auditorium
(1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell utca 1. 1st floor)

Cultural politics follow both national as well as international developments and trends. In some instances, national decisions of the utterly problematic kind are taken that are obviously more intended to install so called stability, and most of all: control. There are, however, many regulations at work from which numerous on the national level. What has to be considered and can be done to keep a specific national cultural policy in the loop of the international discourse? Is the privatization of the cultural field the only solution? Where can be found parallels as well as differences between the various developments in state cultural politics across Europe?

The discussion will be held in English.
Free entrance.
All are welcome!