Sat, 22 Sept
|The Complex
I Am Dynamite
If concepts of free speech and free thinking have been coopted by conservatives, how should artists and liberals reclaim these for themselves?
TIME & LOCATION
22 Sept 2018, 13:00 – 23 Sept 2018, 18:00
The Complex, 15 Little Green St, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 T3HK, Ireland
ABOUT THE EVENT
Curated by Roisin Agnew
Event Times: 22nd-23rd September 2018 from 13:00-18:00
Tickets: €18 one day ticket / €30 two day ticket
Disagreement and difference were once the territory of the artist and agitator, but as we live in increasingly troubled times there’s an onus on art and debate not to offend. If concepts of free speech and free thinking have been coopted by conservatives, how should artists and liberals reclaim these for themselves? Across two days of talks, performances, and gigs, I Am Dynamite will look at the importance of dissent in culture creation and public discourse. This event will provide a space for original and incendiary ideas that celebrate the fact that we’re all free to disagree. And hopefully we don’t come across sounding like edgelords in the process.
With talks from Angela Nagle, Jessa Crispin, Kitty Holland, Seamas O’Reilly, Gary Gannon, Roisin Kiberd, Roisin Agnew, Rosa Abbott. Performances…