News // 309 News by GoSee EVENT
If you wanted to buy drugs in the western world at the beginning of the 19th century, you went to the pharmacy. Today, if you want to buy drugs, you have to go to a dealer. Helena Barop explains how medicines became intoxicants, intoxicants became narcotics and narcotics became illegal drugs. The historian dispels prejudices and half-truths and uses numerous examples to illustrate this: The history of drug policy is a sequence of dazzling ambivalences that need to be re-sorted.
Helena Barop (*1986) studied history and philosophy in Freiburg and Rome. Her doctoral thesis “Mohnblumenkriege” and her book “Der grosse Rausch. Why drugs are criminalized. A Global History” (2023) are award-winning and much discussed. Barop lives as a freelance author in Freiburg.
Substanzen Jetzt. is a new series of events organized by the Gesellschaft zur Erweiterung des Bewusstseins, the project “substanzielles.ch” and the Photobastei. Every last Wednesday of the month.
Psychoactive substances are on everyone's lips. There is almost a hype about psychedelics - not only as recreational and party drugs. They are also experiencing a renaissance as new and effective therapeutic agents. The event series “Substances now.” sheds light on psychedelics from different angles.
Experts from the fields of medicine, psychotherapy, philosophy and sociology as well as underground pioneers and users will provide information. How does microdosing work? How do psychedelics work in therapy? Are there really “bad trips”? What effect do these substances have in the second half of life? Or even at the end of life? What does consciousness expansion mean? And what would sensible legislation look like? These are the questions addressed in “Substances now.”
The other events:
Wednesday, February 26 - Microdosing: Insights into research and practice
Wednesday, March 26 - Psychedelics in therapy: breakthrough or hype?
Wednesday, April 25 - Psychedelic settings: How does consumption succeed?
Intoxication is not evil. The history of drug prohibition . Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 7 p.m. . Photobastei Sihlquai 125, Zurich 8005, Switzerland . Admission free
GoSee : helenabarop.de
29.01.2025
show complete article
The Paris Photo team is made up of professionals and experts in photography, the art world, and related disciplines, all driven by a common ambition: to make each edition the international meeting place for the photography market. Key members of the team include Director Florence Bourgeois and Artistic Director Anna Planas. We have their greeting message for PARIS PHOTO 2024 for you here on GoSee.News:
“For its 27th edition, Paris Photo is returning to the Grand Palais with a rich program that reflects the vitality and diversity of the photography world. We wanted to create a fair that celebrates renowned photographers while fostering a dialogue between historic works and contemporary practices.
Among the highlights is the new Voices section, curated by three international curators: Elena Navarro, Azu Nwagbogu, and Sonia Voss, which aims to offer fresh perspectives on the medium.
The year 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, a movement that profoundly transformed both art and photography. To celebrate this occasion, we have given American director and screenwriter Jim Jarmusch carte blanche to create a new display.
A further centenary celebrated this year is that of Robert Frank. Pace is devoting a solo show to him at the opening of Paris Photo. Thomas Zander is exploring his influence on future generations, while Steidl is spotlighting Robert Frank’s books. Other major figures include Hiroshi Sugimoto at Fraenkel Gallery and Charlotte Perriand at the gallery M77 in Milan, as well as Richard Avedon and Tyler Mitchell at Gagosian.
The Prismes section provides an immersive experience amid monumental works, featuring projects such as August Sander’s series ‘People from the Twentieth Century’, presented for the first time in Europe, along with Anton Kusters’ installation focusing on memory and the concentration camps. These works challenge our understanding of history and the archive.
This edition of the fair also emphasizes human connections, featuring works that explore themes of friendship, intimacy, and perception of the body. The self-portraits of Boris Mikhaïlov and Marie Katayama, presented by Suzanne Tarasieve, alongside the archive of Tee A. Corinne, documenting lesbian communities of the 1970s, invite viewers to reflect on identity and collective memory. Carmen Winant and Bérangère Fromont explore these same themes through collages and photographs that blend the personal with the universal.
The 2024 edition is distinguished by its experimental approach, featuring artists who push the boundaries of image-making and explore new techniques, such as Caroline Corbasson at Dilecta, Miguel Angel Tornero at Juan Silio Gallery, and Alina Frieske in the Digital section at Fabienne Levy.
We are also presenting a new exhibition of Lithuanian photography, drawn from the collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Centre Pompidou, and the Lithuanian Photographers Association. Ranging from iconic photographers of the Soviet era to more recent works, ‘The Forms of Things’, ‘The Forms of Skulls’, and ‘The Forms of Love’ resonate strongly with contemporary issues.
We look forward to seeing you at the Grand Palais from 7 to 10 November 2024 and discovering this new edition together.”
PARIS PHOTO 2024 – 7 through 10 November 2024. Grand Palais, Paris. Thursday to Sunday, 9 AM to 6 PM (CET), including the weekends of 2-3 and 9-10 November 2024.
GoSee : parisphoto.com
05.11.2024
show complete article
The 39th edition of the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories - Hyères will take place from Thursday, 10 October through Sunday, 13 October 2024 at Villa Noailles. The exhibitions will be open to the public until 12 January 2025. Attending the event for GoSee.News will be Rolf Scheider, photography enthusiast.
Since 1986, the festival has been promoting and supporting young international fashion designers, offering a competition for emerging photographers since 1997 and a competition for new creators of accessories since 2016. The festival is considered the oldest competition for young fashion designers in the world.
The Villa Noailles, the original core structure of which was built between 1923 and 1925 in the Var department of Hyères, is the work of architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, with the support of local architect Léon David, particularly for the extensions and additions that were made up until 1933. It is located on one and a half hectares of land, 4 km from the sea, on the slopes of the Casteu hill overlooking the town of Hyères.
The festival, founded and directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc, is chaired by Pascale Mussard.
02.10.2024
show complete article