| Program and time table | |
| April 16 1998. 2.00 pm -7.00 pm 1. Board's welcome 2. Posting and presentation of opinions collected by virtual art forum forum already open http://www.crossline.com 3. Speakers, presentations 4. Break with free
access to the internet and the opportunity to the discuss
symposium questions with participants in foreign
countries; 5. Speakers, presentations |
A series of questions and ideas will be proposed
in the symposium and on this "Cultures at the
crossroads" Internet site in the art forum. The questions will seek to define the contemporary artist. Questions: 1. Does a contemporary artist need a sense of nationality ? 2. Art without borders or political problems in various cultures. 3. Is art a force for intervention in events taking place in the world? 4. Specific cultural language and the modernity. 5. Does an artist become a symbolic citizen of the world? 6. Are there limits to mutual comprehension in a cultural context? 7. How do cultures maintain their independence? 8. Is multiculturalism a happy mariage or rather a problematic cohabitation of cultures? 9. How do you respond to questions about your origin and nationality? |