Part 1, New Organizational Ecologies, Democracy, Art and Community an interview with Aviv Kruglanski, University of Hull/UK

Part 2, New Organizational Ecologies, Democracy, Art and Community an interview with Aviv Kruglanski, University of Hull/UK

Aysha Quinn is an internationally recognized, talented and vibrant video performance artist. Based in New York, her eco-feminist artwork has wonderful movement and structure that puts Aysha as a leader in the video performance art scene. We discussed her past and present work, and her thoughts of the art industry today with a view to the future.

In a podcast with Prof. Jason Montgomery from The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington D.C., the need for public places was outlined, taking the example of the American city. A special emphasis was on the need for public squares, their positive influence on everyday quality of life, sociality, and citizen identity. New ways for revitalizing and improving the public realm were discussed, based on realized case examples.

Karo Godles, an international scene painter and free artist trained in scenography painting and graffiti art, talks about scenography and atmosphere, and about the role of art today, in particular for the public space. Furthermore, she illuminates the role of art in a capitalist context, taking graffiti art and its evolution as a case example