CURRENT – ART AND URBAN SPACE is a transdisciplinary festival in Stuttgart, conceived as a biennial, that closely links artistic practice with processes of urban transformation.
Thus far, three festival editions with changing thematic focuses have taken place in Stuttgart. Each edition explored and questioned urban space from an artistic perspective, with its own distinct conceptual focus:
2021: Porosity
2023: Unruhe bewahren! (Stay agitated!)
The multi-layered program included performative and installation-based interventions in public space, developed specifically for their respective sites, as well as an accompanying symposium and a dedicated magazine. Depending on the edition, the festival period spanned two to four weeks, during which up to 90 events took place across approximately 30 locations.
Both individual artists and collectives were invited to develop new, context-specific works. Collaborations with local as well as international institutions and initiatives have consistently been an important part of the festival.