National Museum debates Bay project

Apolonija Šušteršič; Politics “In Space”/Tiger Bay Project, 2012; Photo Credit: Wales News Picture ©

Cardiff’s National Museum of Art will be hosting a public panel discussion investigating Cardiff Bay’s regeneration project on 19 October.

The discussion is part of Slovenian/Dutch artist Apolonija Šušteršič’s Politics “In Space”/Tiger Bay Project for the Artes Mundi 5 international art prize.

Šušteršič’s video/sound installation offers an insight into the changing response to and opinions surrounding the regeneration project.

Šušteršič said, “The project has been a real journey of discovery and it’s a real honour to be hosting this discussion, as it will be the first time since the anti-barrage campaign began 25 years ago, that both supporters and opponents have agreed to come together and debate the project.”

The live talk show is free to attend and will run from 3:30-4:30pm in Gallery 22.

The National Museum of Art is situated on the top floor of National Museum Cardiff. Click here for more information.

Other shortlisted artists for the Artes Mundi 5 prize include:

Swedish artist Miriam Bäckström

Indian artist Sheela Gowda

Cuban artist Tania Bruguera

Mexican artist Teresa Margolles

English artist Phil Collins

Lithuanian artist Darius Mikšys

For a detailed tour of Artes Mundi’s exhibition, why not take advantage of the museum’s live guides? Tours commence daily at 2pm.

Artes Mundi will this year be launching an audience choice poll, where members of the public can vote for their favourite artist and artwork. The results will be revealed in January 2013. Visit the exhibition for further details.

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