Report from the General Assembly of International Association of Art, Istanbul 23 - 25 February 2023
The Artists’ Association of Sweden attended the General Assembly of the IAA, the International Association of Art, to push artists' issues on a global level during intense days characterized by cultural plurality. The meeting took place in Istanbul 23 - 25 February 2023.
During the symposium Humanity in Exile: Conditions of the artists and intellectuals under oppression we took part in multiple testimonies that permeated common perseverance when freedom of expression is forced to be carried in one’s body.
In the following days, the International Association of Art elected a new world committee to work with transparent structures, increase representativeness, and modernize the organization. The new committee consists of Kwang Soo Lee (Korea) as the new president and 10 delegates from around the world. Sweden's delegate, Sofia de la Fuente, sits on the committee as regional coordinator for Europe.
The Artists’ Association of Sweden looks forward to working further through political impact on artists' working conditions and freedom of expression in solidarity with other organizations on a global level.
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Top image: The symposium "Humanity in Exile: Conditions of the artists and intellectuals under oppression" med Khayyam Zidane, Syria, Seyed Davoud, Iran, Maryam Mazrooei, Iran, moderator Sibel Baykam, Yulia Batyrova och Marat Mukhametov, Russia.
The newly elected executive committee of IAA World: Igors Dobicins, Latvia, Sofia de la Fuente, Sweden, Graciela Ferreiro Robles, Mexico, Marta Yglesias, Costa Rica, Ryoi Ikeda, Japan, Kwang Soo Lee, Korea, the new president of IAA, Maria Moroz, Poland, Vahida Ramuskic, Serbia, Kathe Madrigal, USA, Marcel Noak, Germany och Stacie McCormick, United Kingdom (not present in the photograph).
Kwang Soo Lee (Korea), newly elected president för IAA/AIAP with Sofia de la Fuente, Swedish delegate in the executive committee.
Sara Edströmpresident of the Artists’ Association of Sweden, and vice president of IAA Europe.