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Birmingham: Karol Radziszewski

November 10, 2017 - January 5, 2018

Karol Radziszewski

KAROL RADZISZEWSKI

‘QAI / CEE’

 

Centrala is proud to present QAI/CEE exhibition by Karol Radziszewski, launching at Centrala in Birmingham on the 11th November 2017.

Karol Radziszewski presents a rich selection of Central and Eastern European queer archive materials from the collection of the Queer Archives Institute (QAI).

The QAI, established by Radziszewski in November 2015, is a non-profit artist-run organisation dedicated to research, collection, digitalisation, presentation, exhibition, analysis and artistic interpretation of queer archives, with special focus on the countries of the former Eastern Bloc.

The QAI is a long-term project open to transnational collaboration with artists, activists and academic researchers. The Institute carries out a variety of activities and projects – from exhibitions, publications, lectures, and installations to performances.

The ‘QAI/CEE’ exhibition also features Radziszewski’s photographs and video works.

In response to the exhibition Centrala in cooperation with  SHOUT festival  prepared a series of events:

International art seminarArt seminar: Queering Archives from East, South & West ofEurope with speakers from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Poland and UK.

KILIM* making workshop and discussion for children and families.

Kisieland– film screening and artist talk. Kisieland is a documentary presenting Radziszewski’s meeting with Ryszard Kisiel, a personality behind the first Central and Eastern European gay-zine, Filo.

Details

Start:
November 10, 2017
End:
January 5, 2018
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Centrala
Unit 4, 158 Fazeley Street,
Birmingham, B5 5RT United Kingdom
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