Game of No Games – Symposium
Saturday, 11.2.2023, 10 am – 4 pm
The symposium aims to explore the question of whether there is a need today for categorisations through terms such as Outsider Art. Is a definition possible at all, or is the term not rather arbitrary and oriented more towards social ideas of norms than towards the artistic work?
The symposium is part of the programme accompanying the exhibition Game of No Games at the Kölnischer Kunstverein, which presents historical and contemporary works by artists who have received little attention throughout art history. Their participation in society and the art world has been limited—as a result of conservatorships, disenfranchisement, or discrimination, to name a few.
10:30–11:00 am
Welcome Nikola Dietrich and Susanne Zander
Amelie Gappa
A Feminist Perspective on the Work of Helga Goetze
11:00–11:30 am
Lisa Arndt
Adelhyd van Bender – The Atom is Invincible
11:30–12:15 pm
Andreas Fischer
“Take paints in hand and draw…”: The medium Margarethe Held
(cancelled due to illness)
12:30–01:15 pm
Falk Wolf
The Shadow of the Avant-garde
01:15–02:00 pm
Charlotte Laubard (in English)
Finding new grounds
03:15–04:30 pm Panel
Moderator: Nadine Oberste-Hetbleck
Speakers: Nikola Dietrich, Kito Nedo, Susanne Pfeffer and Susanne Zander
The symposium is organized in cooperation with ZADIK | Central Archive for German and International Art Market Research, University of Cologne.
