Blažič, Miha; Gselman, Blaž: Emigration in Early 20th Century – Louis Adamič and migrations to the US

Blažič, Miha; Gselman, Blaž: Emigration in Early 20th Century – Louis Adamič and migrations to the US

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Title Emigration in Early 20th Century – Louis Adamič and migrations to the US
Subtitle Lecture series +Kantina MSUM: Migrations in Time and Space
Type Lecture , Lecture series
Date 22 January 2019
Venue Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
City of production Ljubljana, Slovenia
Production +Kantina MSUM
Co-production MG+MSUM
Language Slovene
Format 1920x1080 pxl
Duration 84' 51"
URL http://www.mg-lj.si/si/dogodki/2525/blaz-gselman-louis-adamic/
Registration number MG-2019-AKAD-452
Number of works in a group 3

Synopsis

The point of departure will be the work of the Slovene-American writer Louis Adamič, whose 120th anniversary of birth was celebrated this year; the Sophia publishing house is soon to publish his work From Many Lands translated into Slovene by Mojca Dobnikar. Adamič, who arrived in America as a 15-year old youth late in 1913, wrote largely about migrant issues, with special focus on migrant labor. He also drew up a long questionnaire about the migrant experience and sent it to numerous homes of residents of the United States. He included the answers he received in some of his works, painting in this way a wide mural of the US in the first half of the 20th century.

 

The lecture is part of a larger project New Mappings of Europe, supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Sodelujejo

Moderator / presenter Miha Blažič

Artist, artistic group

Blažič, Miha Gselman, Blaž

Group of artworks

Production

+Kantina MSUM

Co-production

Venue

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