I HAVE A DREAM
Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki (Warehouse B1, port area)
Opening: Friday, March 29, 20:00
March 29 - 31 May 2013
The words pronounced by Martin Luther King during his speech in Washington in 1963 grew to become synonymous with the pursuit of changes – a motto that galvanised the activists of the revolt of May ’68, as well as provided hope for the effect of the activities of the citizens, who “demanded the impossible”.
The exhibition I HAVE A DREAM comes into being at a unique time – when for over a year now the societies of nearly the entire globe have been expressing their protest against the political, social, moral situation and the economic solutions in force that humiliate them. We ourselves often participate in demonstrations and protests, sensing how much started to depend on us, on our participation, voice, action.
Curator: Agnieszka Rayzacher
Artists: Stefan Constantinescu, Christoph Draeger, Regina José Galindo, Tomasz Kozak, Zuzanna Janin, NUG, Adrian Paci, Société Réaliste, Reynold Reynolds, Josef Robakowski, Alicja Żebrowska
Exhibition opening hours: Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, Thursday 10:00-21:00
_ The exhibition is kindly supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Athens
_ The video installation Statue of Liberty by Christoph Draeger was produced thanks to a grant by the Swiss Arts Council ProHelvetia
_ The translations/subtitling of the videos was completed by the subtitling team SUBotage [Coordinator: Katerina Gouleti | Team: Ilectra Athanasiou, Nina Zwe, Nicoletta Karida, Christina Pessiou, Anatoli Stavroulopoulou]
The Contemporary Art Centre of Thessaloniki is an independent part of the State Museum of Contemporary Art.
It supports all forms and kinds of innovative artistic activity. It does not function merely as an intermediary along the linear progression of artist – work of art – public, but serves as an active enabler, facilitating and encouraging communication between the artist and the public.
