Public interventions, protests (2012-15)

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  Activism 2012-15 | 2015

◼︎ NeMMA blog > 2012 (no HAA) is a blog established in 2012, containing the documentation of the recent illiberal cultural-political developments in HU and the related laws, protests, petitions, interventions. It contains appr. 1500 posts in 11 languages (mostly Hungarian, English and German) more: http://nemma.noblogs.org ◼︎ Free Artists > 2012-15 Free Artists (Szabad Művészek) was an open gathering of university students and teachers in the arts, artists, art historians, aestheticians, curators and civilians, who demanded the restitution of the independence and freedom of Hungarian culture. The group mostly followed a protest strategy of mediahijack. The group consisted of appr. 10 active core members and 40-70 casual supporters, and it organized 11 protest actions with a large Hungarian and international media coverage. more: http://nemma.noblogs.org/2013/08/21/free-artists-who-they-are/ ◼︎ Living Memorial > 2013 The Living Memorial is a grassroot intitative in the form of a counter-monument, a critique of the official politics of remembrance of the actual government, which distorts the collective memory, the historical consensus and the discursive freedom of the public space/sphere. It has been initiated by a group of artists (including members of the Free Artist), art historians, sociologists and actvists. The group has been organizing regular, daily, outdoor protest-discussions since April 2014 up to the present day. ◼︎ Occupy LUMU > 2013 May 9-12 In May 2013 together with some fellow artists we have initiated and organized the protest occupation of the Ludwig Museum Budapest, the most significant venue for contemporary art in hungary. Thus the United for Contemporary Art group was formed. We stayed in the museum for 12 days organizing forums, debates, discussions, workshops. more:http://nemma.noblogs.org/category/occupy-lumu-international/