TIAR’s aim is to liberate art from space and disciplinary confines, involving the general public and the international arts community in an inclusive and larger cultural conversation about human research and artistic experience.
Artists, thinkers, scholars, activists, public intellectuals, students, other cultural and political practitioners, as well as other publics assemble at TIAR around a chosen subject, a focus theme of particular urgency shared across society. Driven by research around this topical issue—manifested typically as a long-term itinerary of thinking that is intermittently intercepted with public manifestations—a variety of programs in the areas of education, discourse, exhibitions, and publishing are realized, examining the topic in order to mobilize new ideas and negotiate their various meanings from multiple perspectives. This approach requires a move from the “mere” critique of how things are to articulating propositions as to how things could be otherwise, while—through the philosophy of sharing and mutualizing of competencies—encouraging and supporting surrounding communities to carry such propositions into their own respective initiatives.
TIAR organizes projects, conferences and exhibitions of contemporary art. With the goal of having a future permanent collection, TIAR focuses on an ongoing programme of temporary exhibitions. These exhibitions always have a strong social, experimental and research-based orientation, and they address topics from various artistic standpoints with a critical eye. Each project combines an exhibition with an extensive programme of related events. In addition to exhibitions, TIAR organizes artistic projects in public spaces and serves as curator for exhibitions for external parties.
TIAR supports Artists, Curators and Researchers all around the world.
“In its customary introversion, the arts community does not let well enough alone, but often extends itself just enough to instrumentalise the world around it as props for its own production. A prime example of this tokenism is the growing range of art projects based on a form of seemingly benevolent social science research. The research results (or works of art) are, more often than not, neither up to scratch academically nor do they imbue the information with any new artistic significance.They are forms of either pop information, inaccessible specialist data or, sadly, sensationalism. In contrast, a genuine form of awareness and constructive involvement necessitates commitment, erudition, confrontation and a recoiling from the superficiality of political correctness.”
TIAR BOARD
The Contributors
Micheal Curtis, Lorna Flynn, Zygmunt Bauman (2015-2017), Seyma Bayram, Dave Beech, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Tom Holert, Nancy Hollander, Arnoud Holleman, Brian Holmes, Marijke Hoogenboom, Andrea Anghileri, Judith Hopf, Ranjit Hoskote, Hans van Houwelingen, Héctor Huerga,Alejandro Jodorowsky, Joost Jongerden, Khalil Joreige, Milutin Jovanovic, Tímea Junghaus, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Denis Beaubois, Elizabeth Pulie, Alex Kiers, Sarah Goffman, Justin Trendall, Yasmin Smith, Sumugan Sivanesan, Connie Anthes, Alex Gawronski, Kenzee Patterson, Richard Kean, Anne Ferran, Andrew Newman, Paul Virilio, Rachel Scott, Alison McGregor, Zuza Zuchowski, Clare Milledge, Emma Davidson, Leah McPherson, Emma Ramsay, Emma White, Eloise Kirk, Shane Haseman, Ian Milliss, Matthew Hopkins, Vincent O’Connor, Kenzie Larsen, Vicki Papageorgopoulos, Francesca Heinz, Koji Ryui, Ella Rose Barclay, Nick Strike, Samantha Whttingham, Gianni Wise, Jesse Hogan, Steven Pennington, Phil Aston Williams, Samuel Bruce, Karena Keys, Sach Catts, Scott Donovan, Ernest Aaron, Daniel Green, Ruark Lewis, Sean Kerr, Philipa Veitch, Emily Hasselhoof, Mathys Gerber, Hany Armanious, Daniel Boyd, Mark Brown, Bonita Bub, Carla Cescon, Sarah Contos, Mikala Dwyer, Marya Elimelakh, et al., Jan Fieldsend, Paul Greedy, David Haines, Emily Hunt, Biljana Jancic, Anna John, Anna Kristensen, Ruark Lewis, Ollie McKenzie, Michael Moran, Ms&Mr, JD Reforma, Marilyn Schneider, Rachel Scott, Keg De Souza, Teo Treloar, Marian Tubbs, Andrew Hurle, Simon Yates, Jelena Telecki-Starcevic, Anna John, Justene Williams, Mike Parr, Mitch Cairns, Mitchel Cumming, Brendan Van Hek, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Jack Langan Dunbar, Ali Noble, Stephen Ralph, Sarah Newall, Zoe Robertson, Nicola Smith, Tony Albert, Neil Beedie, Anna Kristensen, Bianca Hester, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Anna McMahon, Ben Denham , Ben Terakes, Brian Fuata, Cybele Cox, Elise Harmsen, Kate Beckingham, Luke Parker, Lynne Barwick.