Launch: Center for Art and the Political Imaginary

The Royal Institute of Art and HDK-Valand at the University of Gothenburg are pleased to announce the launch of Sweden’s first center of excellence in artistic research, the Center for Art and the Political Imaginary (CAPIm) on October 23, 2024, in Stockholm.

The Centre for Art and the Political Imaginary is committed to interdisciplinary practice and research in the meeting between contemporary art and the future of politics. Based at two institutions of higher education in art: The Royal Institute of Art and HDK-Valand, the Centre’s aim is to facilitate connections between research and education through an engagement with experimental approaches. It is the first Swedish Centre of Excellence in the field of Artistic Research. The Centre is co-chaired by Prof. Mick Wilson and Prof. Natasha Marie Llorens, who together with Prof. Jyoti Mistry and Dr. Axel Andersson form its steering committee.  

The launch presents CAPIm’s vision and initiatives, inviting stakeholders across the field to participate in discussions on the development of artistic research in Sweden and beyond. The event will conclude with a reception where refreshments will be served. 

Program
Welcome and introduction by Prof. Mick Wilson and Prof. Natasha Marie Llorens / Panel with Maria Hlavajova and Prof. Mick Wilson / Break / Lecture by Dr. Naomi Rincón Gallardo / Presentation on the history of Artistic Research by Dr. Axel Andersson / Concluding panel and open discussion / Reception with refreshments.

Please RSVP for physical attendance or online by visiting here. 

The event will take place at Muralen, Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Register to participate digitally. For more information and to register for CAPIm’s newsletter please contact: susanne.jansson [​at​] gu.se. 

Upcoming programs 
CAPIm Summer School: Marseille, June 2025
Open to art students, artistic researchers and artists, the summer school will explore Jacques Derrida’s notion of “justice to come” through a journey to Port Bou in his interlocutor Walter Benjamin’s footsteps.  

Research annual: Gothenburg, Autumn 2025 
The CAPIm Research Annual brings together associated researchers and guests to explore pertinent issues related to the center’s research strands.