In the light of the tragic events in Ukraine

In the light of the tragic events in Ukraine

Dear friends and members of the Russian Art & Culture Group,

In times like these, it is hard to put our horror, sadness, and concern into words. And yet, this is exactly what is necessary. Therefore, we would like to engage in and encourage all the statements against this unjustifiable aggression against Ukraine.

The Russian Art & Culture Group condemns in the strongest terms possible the unprovoked and unjustified Russian military attack on Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and all those who oppose this senseless war.

 

Мы группа, Russian Art & Culture Group, осуждаем самым решительным образом необоснованное военное нападение России на Украину. Мы полностью солидарны с народом Украины и всеми, кто борется против этой бессмысленной войне.

 

Die Russian Art & Culture Group verurteilt Russlands ungerechtfertigten militärischen Angriff auf die Ukraine aufs Schärfste. Unsere Solidarität gilt den Menschen in der Ukraine und allen, die sich diesem sinnlosen Krieg entgegenstellen.

With hope for a peaceful future for everyone.

CFP, Season Greetings, and more

CFP, Season Greetings, and more

Dear friends and members of the Russian Art & Culture Group,

We hope everyone had lovely holidays and enjoyed them as much as possible, despite the pandemic-driven restrictions.

At the end of the year, we would like to draw your attention to a CFP for a forthcoming workshop on Revisiting Russian-speaking artistic (e)migration, 1900-1939. The deadline for submitting a proposal is January 15, 2022, and the workshop will be online on April 7-8, 2022. We are looking forward to an interesting workshop with our colleagues from the research project Relocating Modernism: Global Metropolises, Modern
Art and Exile (METROMOD) based at the LMU Munich.

Furthermore, as a little gift, we would like to share the link to a wonderful online contribution by Miriam Leimer. As one of the main organizers of this year’s conference on the First Russian Exhibition of 1922, she wrote an intriguing text on this very topic for decoder. Enjoy reading the Russian version or the German original!

Finally, we would like to wish you a joyous Holiday season and a happy and peaceful New Year! May the new options of remote events draw the community together but may there also be new opportunities to exchange our ideas and insights in person!

All the best from your Russian Art & Culture Group

Berlin Conference: Online Registration still OPEN!

Berlin Conference: Online Registration still OPEN!

The international conference
100 Years of German-Russian Cultural Exchange:The First Russian Art Exhibition
is drawing close.
This conference will take place as a hybrid event this week, on
October 15-16, 2021,
in the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Saal, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Potsdamer Straße
and online via Zoom.

You can still register for the Online-Event. Please use the Zoom-Online-Form for remote participation.

If you are still unsure whether to participate or not, please note that there will be no recordings!

See our website for more information, the program of the event, and the Conference Booklet with abstracts of the talks.

See you soon, in Berlin or on the screen!

International Conference on the First Russian Art Exhibition

International Conference on the First Russian Art Exhibition

The Russian Art & Culture Group would like to draw your attention to a forthcoming international conference on the First Russian Art Exhibition (Erste Russische Kunstausstellung) of 1922 in Berlin.

The international conference
100 Years of German-Russian Cultural Exchange:The First Russian Art Exhibition
will take place as a hybrid event on
October 15-16, 2021
in the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Saal, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Potsdamer Straße
and online via Zoom.

The deadline for registration is October 10, 2021.
For an in-person participation, please register via e-mail.
Please use the Zoom-Online-Form for registering for remote participation.

See our website for more information and the program of the event.

See you in mid-October, in Berlin or on the screen!

Henriette Herz Scouting Program

Henriette Herz Scouting Program

We would like to draw your attention to the Henriette Herz Scouting Program.

The program is generally geared towards supporting promising young female researchers and scholars from regions which are usually not so well represented in the Western academic mainstream.

This opportunity is specifically for young female researchers in the discipline of art history from Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics or Caucasus, Central Asia or Siberia, etc. who work on modernism, abstraction, artists’ networks, and related topics.

 

Criteria for the program:

  • doctorate completed within the last 4 years (postdocs) or 12 years (researchers)
  • above-average publication record commensurate with career level
  • no post-doctoral research stays after completing doctorate, nor degrees/doctorates
    completed in Germany [conference participation is OK]
  • no German citizenship
  • good knowledge of German or English, depending on research proposal
  • the research fellowship should commence within 12 months of being granted
  • no previous applications nor previous sponsorship in any of the Foundation’s fellowship
    programs

 

If you are interested in the program, fulfill the criteria listed above, and want to be considered, please send your CV (no more than 2 pages), names/contacts of two references, list of publications along with your research proposal (2-3 pages) until August 15, 2021, to Prof. Dr. Isabel Wünsche i.wunsche@jacobs-university.de Potential candidates will be invited to present their research projects at a workshop in the fall.