On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April the Comité van Roosendaal presents the two-day conference Institutional Attitudes.

Institutional Attitudes will take place at de Beursschouwburg, Auguste Ortsstraat 20 – 28, Brussels and is organized by de Appel, M HKA and Witte de With in collaboration with de Buren, de Beursschouwburg, FARO and Research Group Art in Society (Fontys, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Tilburg).

Institutional Attitudes looks at a founding premise of the Comité van Roosendaal: the shared conviction that contemporary art institutions may be an important voice in society. Within this premise, key questions include: What kind of contemporary society must be envisioned, given the recent economic crisis and the ecological state of emergency? How can existing art institutions adjust to the current paradigm shifts? In full confidence that institutions are not only products of their society, but also constitute active agents capable of shaping society in return, what novel public potential exists for the art institution? These research questions are stimulated by recent proposals engaging with notions of commons and of the commonwealth, such as Italian philosopher Paolo Virno's call to consider a non-representative democracy that might be expressed through "a galaxy of foundations, a network of institutes."

The Comité van Roosendaal has invited a range of esteemed art professionals and academics, as well as public figures from outside the art world, to critically evaluate recent events and sketch scenarios for the near future and beyond, in a program of three chapters.

We are proud to present the full program under this link. Due to the volcanic activity the program will be subject to some changes, yet we are proud to announce we have managed to limit these to a minimum. 

We are pleased to announce that Institutional Attitudes will also be streamed through our website. The video recordings will be collected in an online archive for later reference.

Presently, we have reached the maximum capacity of de Beursschouwburg´s Gouden Zaal. However seats may become available on the conference days. If you are interested in attending the conference in person and you have not yet reserved, we advise you to check availability at the registration desk of de Beursschouwburg, just prior to the start of the program.

Practical Information:

Dates&Time:

Saturday 24 April, 3.00 – 6.30 p.m.

Sunday 25 April, 10.30 – 7.00 p.m.

Location: de Beursschouwburg, Auguste Ortsstraat 20 – 28, Brussel. 

Language: All talks will be held in English, with exception of the lecture by Maurizio Lazzarato, which will be given in French with English subtitles

Contact

info@comitevanroosendaal.eu