‘Talks & screenings (on various forms of queerness) — part 4: Communities: A conversation between Chris Kraus & Wencke Mühleisen, moderated by Constance Tenvik’.

Karmaklubb* is proud to announce the fourth part of the ‘Talks & screenings’-program with a conversation between the writers and thinkers Chris Kraus and Wencke Mühleisen. Moderated by artist Constance Tenvik, the discussion will focus on communities, social practices, and the potential thereof. The work of both Chris Kraus and Wencke Mühleisen have emerged out of radical artistic practices. Kraus made her mark as an experimental film maker and video artist, Mühleisen as a groundbreaking performance artist, inside and outside of the Friedrichshof-collective (AAO) in Austria in the 1970s and ’80s. Both their careers have later followed critical and/or literary paths: As an editor of the independent publishing house Semiotext(e) Kraus explored the intersection between critical theory and radical poetry, while Mühleisen came to hold a professorship in gender studies. In addition to having shared their thoughts to a larger audience through relevant books and active participation in public discourse, they’ve also reflected critically upon their own experiences and the structures they've encountered within the arts, attacking issues such as power dynamics, gender, and politics. Constance Tenvik:

‘In this conversation, we want to explore how one can come together with agency, diving into both the possibilities and the limitations that may occur. We’re also interested in the role of the artist — do we define ourselves as inside or outside the norms of society? Do we separate art and life, or do we allow them to merge? What are our responsibilities?’

To explore these questions and more and to see the conversation unfold — come to Kunstnernes Hus on Saturday, 8 June. Followed by voluntary enjoyable mingling — the Karmaklubb* 19 (see own event) — Karma* ale on draft, and ‘queer juice’ from Grapeland.

Wergelandsveien 17, Oslo. ID: No, except in the bar. Ticket talk and discussion: NOK 100.

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This conversation is initiated by Constance Tenvik and part of the ‘Talks & screenings (on various forms of queerness)’, a series of discursive events organized by Karmaklubb* in collaboration with Kunstnernes Hus and Lofthus Samvirkelag throughout 2019. Realized with the appreciated support from The Freedom of Expression Foundation (Stiftelsen Fritt Ord) and Agency for Cultural Affairs, the City of Oslo (Kulturetaten, Oslo kommune).

Video documentation by Kristine Halmrast (NOR), other photographic material by Julie Hrnčířová (CZE).