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organized by: transmediale Location: CHB – Collegium Hungaricum Berlin Download program TDB celebrates the launch of the digital video archive, making it accessible to the public and contextualising the work with a programme of complementary discussions, performances and screenings taking place over the course of three days. Highlighting the ongoing work of ‘New Europe’, TDB premieres the 6 commissioned video works of the Transitland project and the Transitland publication. Discussions from Transitland Destination Berlin will be broadcast on Herbstradio 99.1 FM Berlin. Transitland Destination Berlin curators: Diana McCarty (Programm) Kathy Rae Huffmann (Screenings) Friday, 6. November 2009 17:00 Opening 18:00 The Aesthetics of 1989: Mauerfall and Romanian Revolution Harun Farocki, Gustav Hamos and Hito Steyerl Moderation: Doreen Mende 20:30 Eastern Contemporaries: The Young Artists Hajnal Nemeth, Sophia Tabatadze and Anri Sala Moderation: Diana McCarty 22:00 Late Screening – The Young Artists (in Berlin): 44 min Hajnal Nemeth – Striptease or not?, Hungary , 2002, 3 min Khinkali Juice (Sophia Tabatadze, Nadia Tsulukidze) – Georgian National Anthem, Georgia, 2006, 1.34 min Anri Sala – Intervista,Albania, 1998, 26 mins Sophia Tabatadze -Self Interview as E and W Europe Georgia , Georgia, 2004, 11 Min Drink Break Late Night Screening – Performing the…

Date: 23 September 2009, 7pm Location: ERNST Museum (1065 Budapest, Nagymező u. 8.) In their lectures Chantal Beret and Jeremy Lewison will focus on the differences in roles, responsibilities and missions between public collections and private foundations in the collection of modern and contemporary art. Jeremy Lewison’s talk will draw on his experience as director of collections of Tate and his experience as an art consultant and advisor to the Kadist Art Foundation, Beret will introduce the strategy/methodology of Centre Pompidou concerning the archiving and collecting. The lectures will be held in English.