AUTODIKDAT [ART COLLECIVE]
The collective was built around the premise that art cannot be taught. Founded by Shermin Voshmgir (aka KAMIKATSE) together with Peter Backer, Kris Kind, and Mary Ocher, the collective reflects a collaboration grounded in shared skepticism toward formalized art education and the economies that surround it.
The collective was active mainly between 2012 and 2016 between Vienna & Berlin. Here some reminiscent traces on facebook.
RAISON D’ETRE
αὐτodɪkˈtaːt brought together mostly self-taught, autodidactic and self-funded artists who shared the conviction that meaningful artistic practice emerges from within: through individual exploration, experimentation & exchange.
With trusted peers rather than through formal artistic institutions.
It was also grounded in a critical view of the structures surrounding contemporary art, because art institutions do not operate in a vacuum: Galleries, foundations, collections, funding bodies, and curatorial networks are often entangled with a broader financial art complex in which art can function not only as cultural expression, but also as an asset, a vehicle for speculative value, tax optimization, social status, and reputational laundering. The mechanisms through which art is funded, exhibited, collected & legitimized inevitably influence which practices become visible and which artists are able to sustain their work.
PAST PROJECTS
- DIEHEILIGEN2
- Black Veiled Woman
- AUTODIKTAT / A Video Exhibition
- Vernissage Kris Kind featuring KAMIKATSE @ Steirischer Herbst
- Was ist Kunst Panel / Dr. Kristian Stuh featuring Kamikatse
MEMBERS
- KRIS KIND aka Dr. Kristian Stuhl
- MARY OCHER
- PETER BAECKER
- Shermin Voshmgir aka KAMIKATSE
IMPRESSIONS
