GIVE TO TAKE / Intellectual Property Agency / QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Question by Gaby Bila-Günther
Lady Gaby aka Gaby Bila-Günther was born in Romania, grew up in Australia and is now a resident of Berlin. She is writer, curator, artist and performer. ladygaby.awardspace.com
Question:
Do South Eastern European artists compete with one another? If so - Why? If not - Why not?
Answer by Simona Nastac (Free lance curator and curator at ICR, London)
Yes, they compete one with another, as all artists do - no matter their national identity. This is because art is a competitive affair. An entangled system productive of value, power and prestige within which artists have to challenge permanently the existing hierarchies, beyond any topics of national and cultural identity.
