October 18—November 25. Ekaterinburg. “Working Archive”

In Ekaterinburg, Ural branch of the National Center for Contemporary Arts will present the archive from Cahiers d’Artistes collection, a project by Pro Helvetia devoted to the first publications of works by contemporary Swiss artists since 1980s. Original installation and exposition of the archive was designed by Swiss artist Davide Cascio. A video program based on the archive completes the presentation of the сollection.

Since 18 till 21st of October, in support of the exhibition, swiss experts Yann Chateigné (professor at HEAD School, Geneva), Elise Lammer (art-critic, curator), Patrick Gosatti (curator of Cahiers d’Artistes) and artist Davide Cascio, will run workshops, lectures and discussions.

The program of public events:
October, 19
13:00 – Media preview and an excursion by the curator Patrick Gosatti.
Accreditation entry

17:30 – Artist Talk. Davide Cascio, an artist, the author of the «Riverrun» installation for the «Working Archive» exhibition.
Free entry

19:00 – Opening of the «Working Archive» exhibition.
Entry by tickets and invitations

October, 20
16:00 – Panel discussion «Art criticism in the 21 century».
Curators Patrick Gosatti and Zhenya Chaika, Artist Davide Cascio, curators and art critics Yann Chateigné and Elise Lammer (Switzerland), critic and publisher of AroundArt magazine Elena Ischenko (Moscow, Krasnodar), journalists and critics from Ekaterinburg partake in the discussion.
Free entry

October, 18 – 21
A workshop of Art-criticism «How to write about contemporary art».
The workshop is held by Patrick Gosatti, Davide Cascio, Yann Chateigné, Elise Lammer, Elena Ischenko. In English – (without translation).
Please apply here to participate in the workshop https://goo.gl/forms/RHLT09XBucW2UdVn1
The number of applicants is limited; the organizations may select participants on the basis of their applications.

For more info please visit NCCA URAL website