Sead Kazanxhiu is a visiting artist from Tirana, Albania. His multimedia practice and cultural initiatives reflect his position as an Albanian Roma citizen. Kazanxhiu’s work foregrounds issues of politics, activism, environment, prejudice, and exclusion, and raises awareness on how political hierarchies within the nation-state reinforce unequal privileges and prevent participation. His image making represents the efforts of a single artist devoted to restoring the dignity of a cultural group that has been forcefully and unjustly marginalized within the structures of European democracy.
Kazanxhiu’s work was featured at Documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany, Manifesta 14 Biennial, 2nd Roma Biennale, Autostrada Biennale in Kosovo, Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art and Zeta Gallery in Albania, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture in Berlin, The Central Slovak Gallery, and Mediterranea 18 Young Artists Biennale in Albania among others.
Organized by the UTA Art & Art History Department and supported by Residency Unlimited in New York and the Albanian American Cultural Center in Dallas, the lecture will take place at Fine Arts Building – Room 148 and streamed live.
Monday, September 18 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Fine Arts Building, 148
University of Texas Arlington
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