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Truth is Concrete – A 24/7 Marathon Camp on Artistic Strategies in Politics and Political Strategies

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In September 2012 the “Truth is concrete”, 24/7 marathon camp took place. With around 300 lectures, panels, tactic talks, performances, concerts, films, workshops and a parallel, self-curated, spontaneous Open marathon, “Truth is concrete” created a 170-hour performative space for thinking and networking in the city of Graz, Austria. Two newspaper style programmes (different cover) in foder.

Publisher Steirischer Herbst
Reference P2063
Date 2012
Type Publication

Keywords

camp durational marathon politics Steirischer Herbst workshop

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