100 Years of Now

2015—2019

In its project 100 Years of Now, HKW is undertaking an analysis of the present time by linking back to historical utopias. In the face of a new world disorder in particular, it aims to explore its backgrounds to activate political imagination and aesthetic judgment.

To project

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Russian Cosmism: A Foretaste of Revolution | Marina Simakova

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Marina Simakova

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Cosmism and Social Progress: Discussion with Keti Chukhrov, Alexei Penzin, and Marina Simakova

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Disucssion, moderated by Margarete Vöhringer

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Abolishing Death: Nikolai Zabolotsky’s Nature-Philosophical Poetry and Russian Cosmism | Svetlana Cheloukhina

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Svetlana Cheloukhina

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Cosmism, Universalism, Contemporary Art: Discussion with Hito Steyerl, Anton Vidokle, Arseny Zhilyaev, and Trevor Paglen (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Discussion, moderated by Anselm Franke German translation

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Optimists of the Future Past Perfect | Arseny Zhilyaev (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Arseny Zhilyaev German translation

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Forget Fedorov | Trevor Paglen (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Trevor Paglen German translation

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How to Keep Communism Aloft: Labor, Energy and the Model Cosmos in Soviet Cinema | Robert Bird (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Robert Bird German translation

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The Stofflichkeit of the Universe: Aleksandr Bogdanov and the Soviet Avant-garde | Maria Chehonadskih (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Maria Chehonadskih German translation

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Abolishing Death: Nikolai Zabolotsky’s Nature-Philosophical Poetry and Russian Cosmism | Svetlana Cheloukhina (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Svetlana Cheloukhina German translation

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Cosmic Themes in Early Soviet Culture: Discussion with Robert Bird, Maria Chehonadskih, and Svetlana Cheloukhina (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Discussion, moderated by Anne Luther German translation

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Anagogy in Cosmism and Communism | Keti Chukhrov (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Keti Chukhrov German translation

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Contingency and Necessity in Evald Ilyenkov’s Communist Cosmology | Alexei Penzin (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Alexei Penzin German translation in German

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Russian Cosmism: A Foretaste of Revolution | Marina Simakova

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Talk by Marina Simakova

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Cosmism and Social Progress: Discussion with Keti Chukhrov, Alexei Penzin, and Marina Simakova (German)

Art Without Death: Russian Cosmism Conference, September 1 & 2, 2017 Disucssion, moderated by Margarete Vöhringer German translation