When: 13.12.25 16:00 – 21:00
Where: Dialogbüro Vienna, Esslinggasse 9 / 6, 1010
Language: English
Entry: admission is free, please register here
We invite you to the Art Resistance Day — a space where art becomes action. Artists and activists will gather to speak about politics through creativity, to share experiences of working under censorship and fear, and to explore how art can respond to crises, wars, and collective trauma by creating room for solidarity, empathy, and dialogue.
Curator: Vika Privalova
Co-host: Lölja Nordic
In partnership with Kollontai.Project, the Feminist Anti-War Resistance Vienna, and Dialogbüro Vienna
🕓 16:00 (CET) — Art Resistance Inside Russia
This session focuses on strategies of resistance, self-censorship, and the search for language in a context where “safe” words no longer exist.
The discussion will address:
🔹 Format: open conversation with audience participation
🕕 18:00 (CET) — Artistic Responses from the Global Community
How does the global art community respond to political violence, war, and repression?
Topics include:
🔹 Format: open conversation with audience participation
☕ Light refreshments (tea, coffee, cookies) will be available.
Where: Dialogbüro Vienna, Esslinggasse 9 / 6, 1010
Language: English
Entry: admission is free, please register here
We invite you to the Art Resistance Day — a space where art becomes action. Artists and activists will gather to speak about politics through creativity, to share experiences of working under censorship and fear, and to explore how art can respond to crises, wars, and collective trauma by creating room for solidarity, empathy, and dialogue.
Curator: Vika Privalova
Co-host: Lölja Nordic
In partnership with Kollontai.Project, the Feminist Anti-War Resistance Vienna, and Dialogbüro Vienna
🕓 16:00 (CET) — Art Resistance Inside Russia
This session focuses on strategies of resistance, self-censorship, and the search for language in a context where “safe” words no longer exist.
The discussion will address:
- covert forms of political art and visual metaphor as protection;
- the experiences of artists and independent curators who continue to work in Russia;
- the psychology of survival in an environment where creativity itself can become a threat.
🔹 Format: open conversation with audience participation
🕕 18:00 (CET) — Artistic Responses from the Global Community
How does the global art community respond to political violence, war, and repression?
Topics include:
- international solidarity through art;
- artistic modes of response — from exhibitions to collective performances;
- representing pain, trauma, and resistance.
🔹 Format: open conversation with audience participation
☕ Light refreshments (tea, coffee, cookies) will be available.
