Artists at Risk (AR)HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg on Monday: Co-Directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen on current affairs at AR/ER
Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) co-directors @ivorstodolsky and @maritamuukkonen will present our recent work at AR/ER at @hfbkhamburg University of the Arts on the kind invitation of Professor @norasternfeld on Monday at 6 pm CET.
Artists at Risk (AR) and Ecologists at Risk (ER)’s work at the intersection of human rights, ecology and the arts will be the primary focus of the talk. They will also discuss new developments such as the upcoming launch of the VIRTUAL PAVILION and VIRTUAL RESIDENCY.
Finally, urgent and current topics will be raised, including the movement for and beyond MUSEUM AT RISK (see https://www.instagram.com/p/DQqpXzvjqM8/?img_index=1). Link in bio!
Artists at Risk (AR) on Instagram: "Artists, curators, professionals and institutions across the cultural sector - with the support of luminaries from Anish Kapoor to Boltanski (Messager) and Obrist - have come together as “Museum at Risk” to oppose the shocking plan by the Flemish government to dissolve a leading contemporary art museum in Europe, the M HKA. Artists at Risk (AR) was contacted with respect to the new name prior to launch, in a highly-appreciated ethical gesture. We immediately agreed, offering to help mobilise in the campaign against abolishing this important and venerated institution, and are freeing up resources to do so. It is an un-precedented attack in western Europe that, if not reversed, could set a terrible precedent. AR has witnessed and stood by the side of institutions and leaders facing attacks on their independence, basic cultural orientation or even existence before: in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and other far-right governments around the world. Trump’s recent takeover and bullying of major US institutions provides harrowing examples of dystopian future scenarios. Democracy and artistic freedom is under threat. For this reason we must consider uniting to defend democratic institutions more generally. Do we need “Museums at Risk” (in the plural) and similar or even wider umbrella movements and platforms? Attempts by politicians to make drastic changes lacking in broad democratic consultation and approval - as is the case for M KHA - must be stopped. 👉 Sign the petition here: https://www.openpetition.eu/be/petition/argumente/oproep-tot-massaal-protest-hou-de-m-hka-collectie-in-antwerpen#petition-main Link in bio. #museumatrisk_mhka #MuseumatRisk #savethemuseum #MuseumsatRisk #democracy #AR #ArtistsatRisk #Perpetuum #Perpetuummobile #MuseumatRisk #ArtSolidarity #MHKA #mhkamuseum @zkmkarlsruhe @cccb_barcelona @u_jazdowski @kwinstitutefcontemporaryart @cimam_museums @internationale_online @q21_vienna @emmamuseum @ateliermondialart @offbiennalebudapest @berlinbiennale @ekkmtallinn @kim_cac @komischeoperberlin @maxim_gorki_theater @komischeoperberlin @deutscherkuenstlerbund @freemuse.98 @r_e_n_a_net @swan_residency_network @hansulrichobrist @anish.kapoor"
209 likes, 0 comments - artistsatrisk on November 4, 2025: "Artists, curators, professionals and institutions across the cultural sector - with the support of luminaries from Anish Kapoor to Boltanski (Messager) and Obrist - have come together as “Museum at Risk” to oppose the shocking plan by the Flemish government to dissolve a leading contemporary art museum in Europe, the M HKA. Artists at Risk (AR) was contacted with respect to the new name prior to launch, in a highly-appreciated ethical gesture. We immediately agreed, offering to help mobilise in the campaign against abolishing this important and venerated institution, and are freeing up resources to do so. It is an un-precedented attack in western Europe that, if not reversed, could set a terrible precedent. AR has witnessed and stood by the side of institutions and leaders facing attacks on their independence, basic cultural orientation or even existence before: in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and other far-right governments around the world. Trump’s recent takeover and bullying of major US institutions provides harrowing examples of dystopian future scenarios. Democracy and artistic freedom is under threat. For this reason we must consider uniting to defend democratic institutions more generally. Do we need “Museums at Risk” (in the plural) and similar or even wider umbrella movements and platforms? Attempts by politicians to make drastic changes lacking in broad democratic consultation and approval - as is the case for M KHA - must be stopped. 👉 Sign the petition here: https://www.openpetition.eu/be/petition/argumente/oproep-tot-massaal-protest-hou-de-m-hka-collectie-in-antwerpen#petition-main Link in bio. #museumatrisk_mhka #MuseumatRisk #savethemuseum #MuseumsatRisk #democracy #AR #ArtistsatRisk #Perpetuum #Perpetuummobile #MuseumatRisk #ArtSolidarity #MHKA #mhkamuseum @zkmkarlsruhe @cccb_barcelona @u_jazdowski @kwinstitutefcontemporaryart @cimam_museums @internationale_online @q21_vienna @emmamuseum @ateliermondialart @offbiennalebudapest @berlinbiennale @ekkmtallinn @kim_cac @komischeoperberlin @maxim_gorki_theater @komischeoperberlin @deutscherkuenstlerbund @freemuse.98 @r_e_n_a_net @swan_residency_network @hansulrichobrist @anish.kapoor".
Thank you to @michaelamelian, who invited Ivor Stodolsky for a separate lecture on Lisa Fittko (1909-2004) on Sunday – see his profile for more info! – and, of course, Nora Sternfeld and the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK) University in Hamburg.
Time: Monday 10 November at 6 pm CET
Venue: Hörsaal, Raum 229, HFBK Hamburg, Germany
If you are in Hamburg, please join us!