Program\u2019s first event features Keti Chukhrov, Russian philosopher and poet who will present her performance \u201cAfghan\u201d-Kuzminki<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong>. Human Oratorio. The performance will be followed by a discussion with participation of the gender theorist Olga Plakhotnik.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAfghan\u201d-Kuzminki\u201d, which is the name of a consumer goods marketplace in Moscow, is a poetic oratorio about present gender, sexual and economic politics. Performed by the author in the manner of melodeclamation and accompanied with her own music, the social and political poem raises urgent issues of patriarchal and capitalist relations in modern Russia. These relations are determined by gender inequality, fixation of sexual identity and its key role in dominant market conditions, as well as by merchandising and commodity value of the feminine body. Scenes of merchants\u2019 lives in the marketplace discursively demonstrate models of exploitation and patriarchal violence now encountered by majority of post-Soviet people.<\/p>\n Keti Chukhrov\u2019s performance follows conceptually a feminist program of \u201cWoman\u2019s Workshop\u201d art association, the conference \u201cFeminism: Assemblage Point\u201d, and presentation of the third issue of \u201cPolitical Critique\u201d under the title \u201cSex and Politics\u201d.<\/p>\n Musical accompaniment is the classical music of G. F. Handel, J.-F. Rameau, and G. Dowland.<\/p>\n Keti Chukhrov <\/em><\/strong>is a philosopher and poet, she teaches at the History of Art Faculty of the Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia). She is an editorial board member of \u201cThe Art Magazine\u201d and the author of books and collectors of poems \u201cTo Be and To Perform. The Project of Theatre in Philosophical Art Critique\u201d,\u201cWar of Quantities\u201d, \u201cJust People\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Olha Plakhotnik<\/strong> is a gender and feminist theorist, Karazin Kharkiv National University.<\/p>\n Moderator of the discussion is Yelyzaveta Babenko,<\/em><\/strong> cultural theorist, activist of the Visual Culture Research Centre and Feminist Ofenzyva.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n More about the project:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.artukraine.com.ua\/articles\/870.html<\/p>\n Partners:<\/strong> The First Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art \u201cARSENALE 2012\u201d, Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation.<\/p>\n Detailed information available at the following websites:<\/strong> http:\/\/vcrc.org.ua\/en<\/a>, \u00a0http:\/\/arsenale2012.com\/program\/special\/<\/a>, http:\/\/ofenzyva.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: <\/strong>Yelyzaveta Babenko +38 093 021 17 53<\/a>, liza.babenko@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 18:00 in the Small Gallery of Mystetskyi Arsenal (10 Lavrska St.), a series of cultural and educational events of the Visual Culture Research Center \u201cFreedom of Expression, Expression of Freedom\u201d starts within the special … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/vcrc.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/chukhrov_eng.jpg\" "\\"chukhrov_eng\\"")
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