Cordially Invited, episode 3
Who if not we ... ? 7 episodes on (ex)changing Europe
Utrecht - BAK, basis voor actuele kunst presents the multifaceted project Cordially Invited, an exhibition and a series of discussions, screenings, and performances on hospitality and migration. The opening takes place on Saturday 30 October 2004 at 20.00 hours at two locations: BAK, Lange Nieuwstraat 4 and Centraal Museum-Post CM, Agnietenstraat 2, Utrecht. The project is on view through 31 December 2004.
Cordially Invited examines the issue of hospitality in relation to a topic of major global, political, and moral consequence today: migration. The project explores these issues through the notion of a cordial invitation, understood here as a symbolic tool which can be used to negotiate between two imaginary, unattainable ideals: the unrestricted right to move across political and economic boundaries, and the unqualified acceptance such rights imply.
The exhibition Cordially Invited presents works by twenty-one international artists, artists' collectives, and cultural producers: Francis Alys, Academic Training Group, Joze Barsi, Otto Berchem, Monica Bonvicini, Mona Hatoum, Julius Koller, Jifi Kovanda, Denisa Lehocka, Mapping Worlds, Nomads & Residents, Roman Ondak, Boris Ondreicka, Amalia Pica, Wilfredo Prieto Garcia, Marko Raat, Mindaugas Ratavicius/Giedrius Kumetaitis, Jeroen de Rijke/Willem de Rooij, Ene-Liis Semper, Monika Sosnowska, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres; and is curated by Gerardo Mosquera and Maria Hlavajova.