TAF TALKS 2024

Friday, April 12▪︎ 13:00 – 14:00 - Building an institutional collection. Methods of collecting and curating.Speakers:Raphael Fonseca – Denver Art Museum, USA;Nav Haq – Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp;Moderated by Elene Abashidze ▪︎ 14:30 – 15:30 - Meeting with Henrik VIBSKOV ▪︎ 16:00 – 17:00 - Art in the Public SpaceLika Chkuaseli – Tbilisi Public Art Fund, Director;Gigi Shukakidze – co-founder of Tbilisi Architecture Biennial, one of the first initiatives commissioning public art./ Co-Author of the Georgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennial of Architecture 2023;Thomas Delamarre;Moderated by Elene Abashidze Saturday, April 13 ▪︎ 13:00 – 14:00: Contemporary Art and Tradition:Asli Samadova – curator of Textile Politics, Baku / Paris;Malgorzata Misniakiewicz;Jill Winder - Author and editor, HKW. Talking Textile Politics;Moderated by Mariam Shergelashvili (Silk Museum).   ▪︎ 14:30 - 15:00 - Presentation of IWPA about the photo competition for female photographers from Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Moldova.With Mariam Janashia. ▪︎ 15:15 - 16:00 - Presentation of Beaux Arts Marseille school representative and artists:Anais Deleage, head of international relations;Rafaello burgo,Mathilde Nicol,Hector Gachet.With Elene Abashidze    Exhibition Center ExpoGeorgia, Hall 4 (Orangerie) Exhibition tickets are available at the entrance, or online: https://shorturl.at/vGT58 The general sponsor of the Tbilisi Art Fair is SOLO.The event is being held with the support of Tbilisi City Hall.