Roundtable Talk | On Art and Friendship with Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo, Anna Recasens, and Laia Solé at Ely Center of Contemporary Art

On Art and Friendship
Sunday, January 24, 2021
1:00 PM  2:00 PM
https://elycenter.org/not-so-short-fest

Nicolás (The Bronx), Anna (Jerez de la Frontera), and Laia (Barcelona) have been communicating since February 2020 between the U.S. and Europe through WhatsApp, making visible some of the aspects of art praxis that do not usually translate as art within the exhibition space: friendship and camaraderie. All three friends share common denominators: they met in Catalonia; have worked with communities; and are interested in art that thrives within the day-to-day. Similarly, they have focused on shaping experiences and situations that defy art as a competitive field, and instead have labored within a context of partnership and familial relationships, where the artistic and the personal mingle and nurture one another.

On Sunday, January 24, 1 pm, Nicolás, Anna, and Laia will convene online, hosted by Ely Center of Contemporary Art, to discuss how On Art and Friendship has evolved through the current pandemic(s), and to engage those who attend in a conversation on relationships, creativity and the now.

This Roundtable Talk is the first in a series of live virtual roundtable events taking place during theTransart (notso) Short Fest screening at ECOCA through Feb 21 in the ECOCA Lounge and online: https://elycenter.org/not-so-short-fest. The talks feature festival artists from across the globe discussing a range of creative strategies in concert with their studio practice and philosophy as they go about making work within the construct of today’s environmental, social and political challenges.

All event times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). Need more than a link to the event? Send an email to: info@elycenter.org Image credit: Anna Recasens