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Solidarity with La Colonie

La Colonie opened its doors on rue La Fayette, Paris on 17 October 2016 as a radically open space of discussion and exchange for diverse cultural and political communities.

La Colonie opened its doors on rue La Fayette, Paris on 17 October 2016 as a radically open space of discussion and exchange for diverse cultural and political communities. Together with artists, researchers, activists, local residents, and various publics La Colonie seeks to decolonize the conditions of knowledge production and the everyday structures of living together; fathoming a future disentangled from the legacies of colonial violence.

As a critical, independent, and self-supporting space—earning its livelihood through its café and bar—Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on La Colonie. Sadly, La Colonie has been faced with no option but to leave its space. Co-founder and artist Kader Attia stated on Facebook on 20 July 2020 that “we have to fight to find a new space, to exist, to give everyone a voice, to find ourselves in reality. We are already looking for another space in Paris or in the suburbs, to continue the adventure and the struggle.”

Over the years, BAK, basis voor actuele kunst has collaborated several times with Attia and the team of La Colonie. In November 2019, Attia spoke at Propositions #9: Deserting from the Culture Wars, in the context of Trainings for the Not-Yet (2019–2020). His contribution “Remembering the Future” was part of the panel “Working in Groups/Acting in Networks,” and described La Colonie’s engagement, despite rising fascism, in creating a space for healing immaterial injuries and reappropriating the field of emotion. You can watch “Working in Groups/Acting in Networks” in the following videos.

La Colonie opened its doors on rue La Fayette, Paris on 17 October 2016 as a radically open space of discussion and exchange for diverse cultural and political communities. Together with artists, researchers, activists, local residents, and various publics La Colonie seeks to decolonize the conditions of knowledge production and the everyday structures of living together; fathoming a future disentangled from the legacies of colonial violence.

As a critical, independent, and self-supporting space—earning its livelihood through its café and bar—Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on La Colonie. Sadly, La Colonie has been faced with no option but to leave its space. Co-founder and artist Kader Attia stated on Facebook on 20 July 2020 that “we have to fight to find a new space, to exist, to give everyone a voice, to find ourselves in reality. We are already looking for another space in Paris or in the suburbs, to continue the adventure and the struggle.”

Over the years, BAK, basis voor actuele kunst has collaborated several times with Attia and the team of La Colonie. In November 2019, Attia spoke at Propositions #9: Deserting from the Culture Wars, in the context of Trainings for the Not-Yet (2019–2020). His contribution “Remembering the Future” was part of the panel “Working in Groups/Acting in Networks,” and described La Colonie’s engagement, despite rising fascism, in creating a space for healing immaterial injuries and reappropriating the field of emotion. You can watch “Working in Groups/Acting in Networks” in the following videos.

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18 May 2021
In solidarity with the Palestinian

BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht stands in solidarity with the Palestinian decolonization struggle and with decolonization efforts everywhere.

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14 December 2020
Practicing Tactical Solidarities II

Deze lokaal georiënteerde tweede editie van Practicing Tactical Solidarities, op 16 december 2020, richtte zich op verschillende tactieken en mogelijke lessen op het gebied van het creëren van netwerken voor wederzijdse hulp, duurzame ondersteuningssystemen en spoedeisende zorg tijdens de aanhoudende pandemie.

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30 July 2020
Solidarity with La Colonie

La Colonie opened its doors on rue La Fayette, Paris on 17 October 2016 as a radically open space of discussion and exchange for diverse cultural and political communities.

2 July 2020
In Proximity: Wendelien van Oldenborgh

Voor deze eerste sessie van In Proximity, een doorlopende serie als onderdeel van Prospections, gaat Rachael Rakes, curator Public Practice bij BAK, basis voor actuele kunst in gesprek met kunstenaar en BAK 2017/2018 Fellow Wendelien van Oldenborgh.

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29 May 2020
Practicing Tactical Solidarities

Een videoregistratie van het online event Practicing Tactical Solidarities: A Roundtable on Mutual Aid, Emergency, and Continuous Care, gelivestreamed via Prospections op woensdag 29 april 2020, 19.00–21.00 uur.

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28 April 2020
Supports, Strikes, and Student Revolt

Interview en introductie door Irene Calabuch Mirón en Sanne Karssenberg (BAK, basis voor actuele kunst).

16 April 2020
Collective Economies, Alternative Flows

Uit: Trainings for the Not-Yet, een tentoonstelling als een serie trainingen, door Jeanne van Heeswijk en BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht in samenwerking met vele anderen (2019–2020)

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16 April 2020
On Solidarity Without the State

Voortgekomen uit: New World Academy, een alternatief educatieplatform voor kunst en politiek, opgezet door Jonas Staal en BAK, basis voor actuele kunst (2013–2016).

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15 April 2020
Feminism and the Politics of the Commons

Uit FORMER WEST: Art and the Contemporary After 1989, Maria Hlavajova en Simon Sheikh, eds. (Utrecht: BAK, basis voor actuele kunst en Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2016), pp. 379-390.