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Seismopolite: New Journal of Art and Politics Launches

OSLO/ISTANBUL.- The main agenda of the Seismopolite Journal of Art and Politics is to investigate the possibilities of artists and art scenes worldwide to reflect and influence their local political situation. Seismopolite will come out 4-6 times per year, presenting art reviews, essays and interviews in a bilingual English and Scandinavian online issue. Blind encounters in the fault lines of an empire: Blind Dates Project is a collaborative project involving artists and researchers from estranged societies in the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. The project tackles the master narratives, remains and gaps produced by the empire’s fall, in an attempt to create new future trajectories. Between utopia and dystopia: On June 30th, Between Utopia and Dystopia opened at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) in Mexico City. In this exhibition, Asian artists mediate between art, life, politics, history and soci