Festival Space - 1/5/09 - 10.00-12.00

The city of Essen was selected to represent the Ruhr Valley as European Capital of Culture 2010. Can this kind of project unfold a lasting cultural and social impact? What is the relationship here between city marketing and an overall artistic concept? International guests share their experiences and present projects.

With Inke Arns, author and curator (Dortmund); Jochen Becker, author (Berlin); Michael Zinganel, architectural theorist, artist and curator (Graz); Paul Domela, Programme Director der Liverpool Biennale a.o.

Moderated by: Nina Möntmann, author and curator (Hamburg/Stockholm)