Kaíros, Critical Contexts, Art and Writing

A seminar at the San Telmo Museum in Donostia San Sebastián, in the context of the exhibition 1966 | GAUR KONSTELAZIOAK | 2016.

We will present an essay on the relationship between history and writing, invoking "The Writing Lesson" by the anthropologist Lévi-Strauss to revaluate the purpose of avant-garde manifestos such as that of the Basque Gaur Group.

Full program:

26 April 2016, 19:00 - 21:00
Disputing the form: Art, public sphere and positions
Participants: Azucena Vieites, Pablo San José (PSJM), Txomin Badiola, Haizea Barcenilla

Art Historian and critic Haizea Barcenilla will present an analysis of our project "Nire ama Roman hil da".

27 April 2016, 10:00 - 14:00
Discussions and case studies
Participants: Bojan Fajfric, Eugenio Ortiz, Avelino Sala, Goldschmied & Chiari, Valentín Roma

27 April 2016, 19:00 - 21:00
Disputing the sense: writing, aesthetics and the creation of the new
Participants: Iratxe Jaio + Klaas van Gorkum, Imma Prieto, Peio Aguirre, Fernando Golvano

Coordinated by Fernado Golvano and Avelino Sala
Location: San Telmo Museum
Organisation: Donostia / San Sebastián 2016 - San Telmo Museum