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Liberating Esoterics?

For Anti-authoritarian Re-appropriation of Esotericism by Art

Performative symposium organized by Nikolay Smirnov and Soko Hwang 

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Liberating Esoterics?

Can esotericism be liberating? This question anchors the performative two-day symposium that brings together artists, scholars of religion, and curators from Finland and the Netherlands at Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons. These practitioners are collectively united in their engagement with and examination of alternative spiritualities and various esoteric movements to think toward anti-authoritarian, emancipatory, and decolonial aims. 

4 -5 July 2025
Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, Utrecht
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