Twenty artists in Tirana Art Lab

TIRANA, May 25 – Tirana Art Lab, a contemporary art center, in close collaboration with a large pool of artists temporarily used for artistic purposes some of the unused available places in Tirana.
The three-day project was designed as open studios with the participation of 20 artists of different group ages and genre who had the opportunity to present their artistic and creative works.
“This activity doesn’t have a special topic, but squatting of this venue has turned into the notion of the event itself,” said the organizers of the event.
The public had the opportunity to visit the artists in their temporary studios in order to better understand their works from May 21 to 23.
“In general in Albania, and especially in Tirana, where the population is most concentrated and where at the same time most of the artists live, there is a lack of adequate exhibition places, galleries and artistic studios. With the situation created, most of the artists and organizers are approaching different trade centres, unfinished buildings or abandoned ones in order to use them as places for artistic events,” organizers said in a statement.
Even in the case of “Squat the City” the selection of the venue was done intentionally due to the positive impact that the space itself can have on the artistic concept.
Accompanying activities included music and the screening of short films from students of Tirana Art Academy
The event closed on Sunday with discussion among participant artists.
Participating artists included Lucjan Bedeni, Ervin Berxolli, Albert Brahaj etc.
Tirana Art Lab promotes and supports young artist from Albania and Central and Eastern Europe by organizing different activities in the field of contemporary art such as exhibitions, film competition, dance, theatre, literary events.