Resistance:

"Resistance features a selection of overtly non-conformist positions in the contemporary visual art scene of Albania vis-à-vis the most recent social, political, and economic turmoils in the Western Balkans – a region marked by the dark side of political governances that have remained "dem...

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Other Authors: Stamenkovic, Marko 1977- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, NY] Department of Eagles, an imprint of punctum books 2021
Edition:Second edition
Online Access:kostenfrei
Summary:"Resistance features a selection of overtly non-conformist positions in the contemporary visual art scene of Albania vis-à-vis the most recent social, political, and economic turmoils in the Western Balkans – a region marked by the dark side of political governances that have remained "democratic" in their outward appearance (especially toward the European Union), while dramatically leaning toward autocratic regimes in the eyes of their own citizens. Regardless of their citizens’ primary interests, and despite some positive signals surfacing in the international media, almost every attempt to establish lasting conditions for democratic governance in the Western Balkans has been shrouded in the veil of profit-driven political scandals, personal greed for more and more power over the people’s rights, and the extinction of public property in pursuit of social elite’s corporate and private interests. Additionally, and more specifically related to Tirana, artists and citizens have, over the years, been involved in various types of revolt, expressing their disagreements with the ongoing destruction of public property in the name of "modernization and development": a movement led by local political powers through financially and strategically motivated processes of architectural cannibalism – not only at the expense of erasing Albanian cultural heritage or long-term residents’ habitats, but also at the expense of taking human lives under the pretext of 'urbanization' [...]."
Item Description:"Originally published in 2020 by ZETA Contemporary Art Center Rr. Abdyl Frashëri, Nd.8, H.7, Ap.4, 1019 Tirana, Albania"
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