The Library Talks with Second Thoughts
A collective exploration on Eastern Europeanness20 places available in the library — reserve your spot via library@rietveldacademie.nl or tune in live via Radio Rietveld
What does it mean to be Eastern European (in the Netherlands)? What is our position in knowledge and art production? How can we research our own (art) histories, while they are not included in the Academy’s discourse? How do we live together and define ourselves without sticking to outdated geopolitical terms?
This is a social setting, an informal kitchen conversation, a reading club, support group, a political cafe, an art collective. We are here to be lost and found, to learn from and with each other. We want to stand out and our voices to be heard, our art history and artists to be seen and included, to be here not to prove anything but because it is important. We want to learn about our hidden histories, similarities and differences, to make unrepresented identities visible and expose the complexity of understanding the ‘Second World’.
Design by Jim Klok