conversations will be held at goethe institute, excursions call: 0732248249 (return for updates)
saturday:
from occidental plaza to gipsys:
starting point: occidental plaza 21:30
end point: gipsy 24:00
two places, at least one many might know. there is a small indian restaurant, which exists only during night hours. during the day, there is not even an indicator
of its existance. But in the evening its an unbelieveable active place. If you try out the pan afterwards, it might happen that you end up in long discussions and
learn something about local, as well as indian history.
i’m sure everyone knows gipsys, and everyone knows it probably in an different way. What kind of value has such a place in terms of local culture, if you can see and
experience the whole possible bandwith of social interaction, between different classes, different ethnical groups, but also celebrate with them your free time?
By the way, we try to get our german dj to play there a live-set with CD’s. Some people complain that on Saturdays you can even predict the next number, as there
is not much change. Is there space for change within popular culture at all? Let’s find that out. If we empty the dancefloor, the rountine will take over again! Let’s dance!
and than our DJ Andi Teichmann from Berlin shall rock the ‘LOVE STRUCK’
@ STEVE’S STEAKHOUSE
DJ’s: Andi Teichmann, Foozak, maxiis, vos
Start: 8 p.m. entrance: 400 KSH
Ngong Racecourse, Nairobi
sunday:
If there is no soccer on TV, let’s play ourselves Arsenal against Man-u
Bring your red and blue T-shirt. Bring Balls.
where: Uhuru Park. 4. p.m.
tuesday: conversation:
Current policies and politics around urban public space & And what happens if the public space turns into a pitch for mobilisation?
How public is the public space? Indeed, what are we, as members of the public, permitted to do in these spaces? This question is both highly political and highly contested. From politicians to policemen, from artists to activists, from planners to policy makers, nobody is without an agenda about what should and should not be allowed in these spaces. Indeed public space can even be defined as a space for open contestation, and thus the distillation of democracy. For this discussion we bring together a cocktail of characters (hopefully not of the molotov variety) to share some perspectives and positions about about politics and policing, the safety and security, the art and the artifice of Nairobi’s public spaces.
thursday: conversation:
The future of urban public space & development
Town planners and rappers might not seem like the most likely companions but the correlation between art, culture and urban ‘regeneration’ is becoming increasingly obvious in cities around the world. Nevertheless, this is not an unproblematic relationship. It is true that the inclusion of community groups, local artists and musicians in the creation of an urban identity ultimately leads to a more imaginative and potent urban code emerging. At the same time, this relationship between artists and city officials is not always an equal one, and there is always the risk that artists are merely being instrumentalised. ‘Even ‘regeneration’ itself has become synonymous with a kind of gentrification, creating ‘beautiful’ neighbourhoods for the middle classes.
saturday or sunday:
Massai Mbili Art Centre, opening
finissage:04th March
Visit to the Cave? Contributions from contemporary artists into public space, often happens on the fragile borders of urban space. Jacob was asked and hired
to turn the entrence of an restaurant into an installation. A kind of semi public space. We want to invite you to visit that place, and also our newspaper “african maximalism”
