URBAN LEGACIES II
October 5th – 6th, 2006
Following its successful introduction two years ago, the second Urban Legacies Conference will carry on exploring artistic and creative ways to regenerate ignored and hidden urban spaces. In this year's Conference a number of professionals with a variety of approaches to this challenge meet again to debate the role of art, architecture and cultural expression in shaping the public realm and effecting positive change, focusing on the revival of contemporary post-industrial cities from an international perspective.
Urban Legacies II will further investigate themes, which emerged from the first Conference in May 2004 that, together with commissioned artist's projects under the title "Ain’t no Love in the Heart of the City", explored the developing role of artists in the regeneration of neglected city areas and the increased application of cross disciplinary architectural, artistic and urban planning practices.
At the centre of this year's conference will be the analysis of the contemporary relevance of Constant Nieuwenhuys' Situationist theory, as a pretext for exploring transitional, temporary, informal and unplanned urban development, as well as artistic and creative practice in the regeneration of contemporary, post industrial cities.
Providing a wider European context, Urban Legacies II will highlight international examples of interdisciplinary and inspirational practices. The inclusion of experiences from the emerging and new European states will again be an important aspect of the conference, including presentations from professionals from Estonia, one of the states that joined the EU in May 2004. Environments blighted by more extreme destructive impacts, namely Beirut in Lebanon and Kinshasa in the Congo, will also feature in the conference programme.
The artist's projects, curated by artist and curator, Gordon Dalton will range from larger architectural constructions in City Centre and Cardiff Bay locations, to a number of low key interventions into everyday work and leisure spaces. Combined, these approaches will echo Constant's New Babylon through nomadic play and polemical provocation and their subtle critique of conventional social structure.
Speakers:
Reiner de Graaf, OMA,AMO/ Filip de Boeck, Anthropologist, Belgium / Professor John Punter, Head of School of Planning, Cardiff / Greg Esser, form Director Phoenix Public Art Programme,Arizone, USA / Erik Terk, Director Institute for Future Studies, Tallinn, Estonia / Hanno Soans, Curator National Art Museum and Venice Biennale, Tallinn, Estonia / Andres Kurg Author of "A User's Guide for Tallinn", Tallinn, Estonia / Juan Insua, Curator Centre for Contemporary Culture Barcelona, Catalonia (to be confirmed) / Bernard Khoury, Architect, Beirut / Wiard Sterk, Director CBAT, Cardiff /
Organised by:
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency in association with Landor Conferences.
Notes to Editor:
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency is a Cardiff-based, independent, non-profit-making commissions agency and consultancy with over 15 years experience. Its mission is to enliven the built environment, supporting sustainability, education and civic ownership, by procuring a primary role for artists in regeneration schemes throughout Wales, the UK and internationally.
Landor Conferences has been established for ten years and currently runs between 25-35 one and two-day events a year, including seminars, conferences, exhibitions and award ceremonies, which attract anywhere between 80 and 500 attendees.
For further information, please contact:
Wiard Sterk (Director)
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency
+44 (0)29 2048 8772
wiard.sterk@cbat.co.uk
Following its successful introduction two years ago, the second Urban Legacies Conference will carry on exploring artistic and creative ways to regenerate ignored and hidden urban spaces. In this year's Conference a number of professionals with a variety of approaches to this challenge meet again to debate the role of art, architecture and cultural expression in shaping the public realm and effecting positive change, focusing on the revival of contemporary post-industrial cities from an international perspective.
Urban Legacies II will further investigate themes, which emerged from the first Conference in May 2004 that, together with commissioned artist's projects under the title "Ain’t no Love in the Heart of the City", explored the developing role of artists in the regeneration of neglected city areas and the increased application of cross disciplinary architectural, artistic and urban planning practices.
At the centre of this year's conference will be the analysis of the contemporary relevance of Constant Nieuwenhuys' Situationist theory, as a pretext for exploring transitional, temporary, informal and unplanned urban development, as well as artistic and creative practice in the regeneration of contemporary, post industrial cities.
Providing a wider European context, Urban Legacies II will highlight international examples of interdisciplinary and inspirational practices. The inclusion of experiences from the emerging and new European states will again be an important aspect of the conference, including presentations from professionals from Estonia, one of the states that joined the EU in May 2004. Environments blighted by more extreme destructive impacts, namely Beirut in Lebanon and Kinshasa in the Congo, will also feature in the conference programme.
The artist's projects, curated by artist and curator, Gordon Dalton will range from larger architectural constructions in City Centre and Cardiff Bay locations, to a number of low key interventions into everyday work and leisure spaces. Combined, these approaches will echo Constant's New Babylon through nomadic play and polemical provocation and their subtle critique of conventional social structure.
Speakers:
Reiner de Graaf, OMA,AMO/ Filip de Boeck, Anthropologist, Belgium / Professor John Punter, Head of School of Planning, Cardiff / Greg Esser, form Director Phoenix Public Art Programme,Arizone, USA / Erik Terk, Director Institute for Future Studies, Tallinn, Estonia / Hanno Soans, Curator National Art Museum and Venice Biennale, Tallinn, Estonia / Andres Kurg Author of "A User's Guide for Tallinn", Tallinn, Estonia / Juan Insua, Curator Centre for Contemporary Culture Barcelona, Catalonia (to be confirmed) / Bernard Khoury, Architect, Beirut / Wiard Sterk, Director CBAT, Cardiff /
Organised by:
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency in association with Landor Conferences.
Notes to Editor:
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency is a Cardiff-based, independent, non-profit-making commissions agency and consultancy with over 15 years experience. Its mission is to enliven the built environment, supporting sustainability, education and civic ownership, by procuring a primary role for artists in regeneration schemes throughout Wales, the UK and internationally.
Landor Conferences has been established for ten years and currently runs between 25-35 one and two-day events a year, including seminars, conferences, exhibitions and award ceremonies, which attract anywhere between 80 and 500 attendees.
For further information, please contact:
Wiard Sterk (Director)
CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency
+44 (0)29 2048 8772
wiard.sterk@cbat.co.uk
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