public event "From Archive to Contemporary Practice: Caricature and Visual Satire in the South Caucasus"
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It’s our pleasure to invite you to our public event "From Archive to Contemporary Practice: Caricature and Visual Satire in the South Caucasus" on October 5, 19:00.
This event is a part of the international conference “Global Caricatures, Cultural Misunderstandings, and the Visual Mediation of the World“, organized by Oliver Reisner (Ilia State University).
This international conference explores caricature and visual satire as central media of global interpretation. Moving beyond approaches that treat caricatures merely as illustrations of political opinion, the conference conceptualizes caricature as an epistemic medium that actively shaped social imaginaries, mediated cultural encounters, and generated forms of political and cultural knowledge.
Program:
Book Presentation & Visual Showcase
'100 Years of Caricature in Georgia, 1880–1980' – An illustrated presentation of the volume and its initiative to recover, document, and systematize the extensive historical heritage of caricature and satirical print culture in Georgia.
Speakers: Nino Tchogoshvili (Tbilisi State Academy of Arts), Kristine Darchia (Tbilisi State Academy of Arts)
Archival & Visual Presentation
'Yerevan Archive-Mine: Rediscovering Armenian Illustrated Periodicals through Contemporary Artistic Practice' – A visual introduction to ongoing archival and artistic research on Armenian illustrated periodicals, mapping their transregional circulation and trajectories across Tbilisi, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Tehran, Cairo, Paris, Yerevan, and beyond.
Speaker: Shamiram Khachatryan (Artist & Researcher)
Moderated Public Discussion
'From Historical Archives to Contemporary Visual Practice' – An open exchange reflecting on archival methodologies, cross-border artistic dialogue, and the enduring relevance of visual satire in contemporary cultural contexts.
Please, start your registration for the event via following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/2er8iGyA0j?origin=lprLink
Venue: Ilia State University, G-Building, Lecture Hall G.106, Giorgi Tsereteli St.1, Tbilisi
Language: English without translation
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