THE THREE WISE WOMEN: A (UTOPIAN) TOPOGRAPHY OF HOSPITALITY IN THE CITY

January 2009
Alte Innenstadt

Hospitality as a political issue: three “wise women” (a dark skinned migrant; a young punk; a business woman: female counterparts of the Three Magi), each representative of a group that, in the minds of some, does not “belong”, will be going from door to door in the City between 3 and 12 January. They will be asking for a token of hospitality and reciprocating in kind. Every day the three start off at 9:30 a.m. with a communal breakfast at Gragger, the baker’s (Hofgasse 3).
Their progress will be documented on film and will be posted for discussion every day at 7 p.m (maiz, Badgasse 9). On 22 January and 6 February 2009 the results of the project and the film material will be presented to the public.

IDEA, CONCEPT//
Forum Interkulturalität

PROJECT STAFF//
Alessandra Klimpel, Marissa Lobo, Patricia Marchart, Risolene Wimmer, Tania Araujo

PARTNERS & ASSOCIATES//
Migrawood, Fa. Gragger, Atelier Charlotte Wiesmann

OPENING//
Friday, January 2, 2009, 6 PM, maiz, Badgasse 9 featuring a buffet, performance and video-clip presentation of “The Three Wise Women”

EVENTS//
Daily from Saturday, January 3, 2009 to Monday, January 12, 2009

CONCLUDING PRESENTATIONS//
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 7 PM, maiz; Friday, February 6, 2009, 7 PM (location to be announced)

FEATURED AT BELLEVUE//
Sunday, July 19, 2009

HOW TO GET THERE//
Streetcar Lines 1, 2, 3, get off at Hauptplatz; one-minute walk through Hofgasse

Free admission
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