The Arts of Resistance

The Arts of Resistance constitutes a collaborative and intergenerational artistic research inquiry into the historical and contemporary (artistic) means of resistance against fascism, initiated by Ruth Anderwald and Leonhard Grond as part of their long-term engagement with the topic. This action research project aims to uncover links between historical, cultural, social, political, and physical ecologies of resistance against Fascisms employing a co-creative approach within an international exchange format. Based on Umberto Eco’s text, “Ur-fascism” (1995), questions of Europe as a peace project, European identity, and resistance against fascism, past and present, were explored and then co-creatively transformed into works of art. 

A publication within HASENHERZ in cooperation with the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, and University of Art Braunschweig

With contributions by Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond, Martin Krenn, Jo O’Brien, Alexander Damianisch, Robert Rotifer, Preeti Kathuria, Gelavizh Abolhassani, Jo Schmeiser, Ruth Mateus-Berr, Ana Škegro, and Barbara Staudinger