Discussion about the exhibition "Blood and Milk to Go"

On July 16, a discussion on "Contemporary Art Between the Instantaneous and the Eternal" was held at DiDi Gallery.

The participants discussed how and in what ways contemporary art interprets reality and why some artistic statements become mere hype, while others are insightful interpretations.

In the modern world people have a multitude of new ways to respond to current events—from leaving comments under a news story to posting on their Telegram channel. Although any reflection takes time, today verbal reactions reach lightning speed. Against this backdrop, artists seem to surpass all expectations, as their statements are images that require an aesthetic solution and material embodiment.

Moderator:

Anna Smolyarova, Associate Professor at St. Petersburg State University, author of the creative project freedomtoart

Discussion participants:

Victoria Vasilyeva, PhD in Philology and comic researcher

Egor Korolev, media communications researcher and author of the blog "Rare Petersburg"

Katerina Alimova, artist

Artem Maksimov, artist