Talk 

17.01.26 6 – 8pm

Hellscapes,Gardens,Games

the allegorical turn at the end of the liberal age
A presentation by Václav Janoščík

Please join us for an illustrated talk with the Czech theorist, curator and pedagogue Václav Janoščík followed by a space for discussion over drinks.

Janoščík will work through the question of how in a world riven by multiple interlinked crises artists—in the widest possible sense—are turning to an allegorical mode. Bringing in examples from contemporary art and film that engage with the endtimes of hell and the reparative potential of the garden before ultimately turning to today’s dominant cultural form—the game—and exploring the potentials that it may open.