Episode 21

(Part 1) Master-pieces

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September 12th, 2023

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Today’s ESC Submissions:

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50


Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart


Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en


Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M


Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154


Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown


Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.


History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)


In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80


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