Testata: E-flux
Data: 21 aprile 2020
Autore: Redazione
Titolo: Bonniers Konsthall – Éva Mag. There Is a Plan for This
The exhibition, it must be said, opens at a unique moment. In light of the ongoing pandemic the decision to keep Bonniers Konsthall as open as we can has raised questions. Questions we have asked ourselves are: what is the role of an art institution during a societal crisis, what happens to art during such a time and what is our role in relation to cultural workers whose socio-economic circumstances are increasingly precarious? We fully understand that the majority of people are staying at home during these days and we recommend that everyone follows the Swedish Public Health Authority’s guidelines. On a daily basis we review how we receive visitors; for example, we are currently asking everyone to kindly make a booking, taking only a few people at a time. Our wish is for art to remain a part of society, even when visitor numbers run low. That we remain open is still more than a symbolic act. The crisis we now see in our cultural sector is one of the worst in modern times. Had we cancelled and closed it would have had severe financial repercussions for many around us. As one of Sweden’s largest institutions for contemporary art we know our place in the ecology and economy of culture. With all necessary precautions implemented, there are for us many reasons to be open and active.
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