[spectre] Fwd: In solidarity with Ukraine: L'Internationale Online

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Betreff: 	In solidarity with Ukraine: L'Internationale Online
Datum: 	Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:01:06 +0000
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Never again war!

L'Internationale Online
https://www.internationaleonline.org

To the art community,

As an international community engaged in contemporary art—museum 
professionals, artists, educators, curators, writers—L’Internationale 
urges everyone to immediately oppose the Russian army’s invasion of 
Ukraine. This act of cruel aggression should be resisted with all the 
means at our disposal. We strongly believe that the war in Ukraine is a 
fight for freedom, for the future of democracy, the global legal order, 
and respect for human rights, including the right to self-determination. 
We caution everyone against ignoring this threat—for our friends in 
Ukraine, this war rightfully brings back tragic memories of the Second 
World War and the Nazi invasion.

The gravity of this situation requires appropriate measures to be taken. 
Apart from the full package of sanctions that were and will be imposed 
by the EU, we call for the artistic community to immediately cease any 
collaborations with institutions and individuals who have direct ties 
with Putin’s regime and refuse to renounce their affiliation with it. 
This includes international projects, exhibitions, donations, and art 
sales. Russian participation in cultural gatherings such as biennales 
should be suspended and all the events organized by regime-related art 
foundations, institutions, galleries, and individuals boycotted. At the 
same time, we call for the international artistic community to support 
our comrades in both Ukraine and Russia who fight and protest against 
this act of aggression—by providing funds, resources, safe spaces, and 
visibility to their struggle.

We ask you to sign this petition

https://www.change.org/p/art-world-art-world-oppose-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine

to show your agreement with this letter and solidarity with Ukraine’s 
struggle for freedom. Please let us know in the comments if you or your 
organizations are willing to support displaced Ukrainian artists or art 
workers, and in what ways you could do so.

With full conviction, we shout:
*never again war, never again imperialism!*

L’Internationale Confederation

Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
MSN, Warsaw
MACBA, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
M HKA, Antwerp
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
HDK-Valand Academy of Arts and Design, Gothenburg
National College of Art and Design, Dublin