14.9. – 14.10. | FESTIVAL

YOUNG GEORGIAN CHARACTERS@AF

FESTIVAL OF ART & CULTURE
FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 208
GUEST OF HONOR GEORGIA
@ATELIERFRANKFURT E.V.

Festival Opening:

September 14^th 7pm – Welcoming 8 pm
with Georgian Food by Restaurant ’Old Tiflis’, Frankfurt am Main

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Festival Closing:

October 14^th 7 pm
with Georgian Food by Restaurant ’Old Tiflis’, Frankfurt am Main

On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, the art center ATELIERFRANKFURT (AF) will be hosting the ‚YOUNG_GEORGIAN_CHARACTERS@AF‘ festival.

For one month, AF is opening its doors to honor Georgia – the guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair – with a variety of cultural events. Two exhibitions – ‘THE FUTURE IS OURS’ and ‘DESCRIPTIONS’ – book presentations, scenic readings, sound performances, discussions and a party will give an insight into the diverse cultural scene of Georgia.

A particular emphasis will be placed on the emerging voice of Georgia’s youth culture and their complex relationship with history and tradition.

Sept. 14^th 7pm

Opening Festival & Exhibitions

‚DESCRIPTIONS‘ –

contemporary photography from Georgia and Germany, curated by Teona Gogichaishvili & Inga Schneider

‚The Future is Ours / Die Zukunft ist unsere / მომავალი ჩვენია‘ –

Exhibition of the Georgian Video Art Archive (Video.image), curated by George Spanderashvili & Aleksi Soselia

Georgian food by Restaurant Old Tiflis, Frankfurt am Main

Sept. 17^th 7pm

Scenic Reading & Discussion

‚Antimedea – Mythos und Realität‘ with Lasha Bugadze, moderated by Anastasia Kamarauli

Oct. 11^th 7pm

Catalogue Presentation & Sound Performance

‚TAVIDAN – Georgien und Deutschland im künstlerischen Dialog‘

Catalogue of the Exhibition TAVIDAN, Museum Goch 2017 /

Sound Performance by Tamar Chaduneli

Oct. 12^th 7pm

Book Presentation & Reading

‚Tamar Where Are You‘ with Andreas Oetker-Kast (author and photgrapher), Ana Kordzaia-Samadaschvili (author) and Dina Oganova (photographer)

Oct. 12^th 9pm

Book Presentation & Reading

Caucasus. A trip to Europe’s wildest border

with Stephan Orth (Author) and Gulliver Theis (Photographer)

Oct. 13^th 9pm

Panel Discussion – THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW!

Club Culture, Electronic Music and the Political Dimension of the International Youth and Culture Movement

a cooperation with MOMEM (Museum of Modern Electronic Music), Frankfurt am Main and Bassiani, Tiflis

Oct. 13^th 11pm

PARTY – BASSIANI@FRANKFURT

a cooperation with MOMEM (Museum of Modern Electronic Music), Frankfurt am Main and Bassiani, Tiflis hosted by AF

Oct. 14^th 3pm & 6 pm

Curator’s Tour & Artist Talk

‚The Future is Ours / Die Zukunft ist unsere / მომავალი ჩვენია‘

Oct. 14^th 7pm

Finissage Festival & Exhibition

Georgian food by Restaurant Old Tiflis, Frankfurt am Main