Modern culture has been characterized by the exaltation of renewal, almost always modulated by generational trends, as a central aesthetic value. This inertia has fueled the postmodern cultural industry, which has made youth one of its fundamental aesthetic values.

However, a certain conceptual and pragmatic "blockage" may also have occurred. The symbolic power of preceding generations has fostered a situation in which, on the one hand, young creators are required to constantly innovate, while on the other, their efforts are trivialized as a mere imitation of past breakthroughs.

The Restricted Access meeting will bring together some of the young protagonists of Spanish culture, in order to analyze the obstacles that creators face from the point of view of their relationship of cooperation, confrontation or indifference with previous generations.

The debates will be preceded by a VIRTUAL FORUM , where materials prepared specifically for this meeting will be discussed.

Interview with Guillem Martínez in Minerva magazine

CO-ORGANIZES
Ministry of Culture (General Directorate of Cooperation and Cultural Communication)
CBA

COLLABORATE
INJUVE

PROGRAM
10.12.07
The generational barrier in Spain
Ignacio School (Director of Public)
Elena Medell (writer)
Julian Rodriguez (writer and editor)
Marta de Gonzalo and Publio Pérez (visual artists)

11.12.07
Generational barrier and new technologies
Guillem Martinez (writer)
Guillermo zapata (screenwriter and film director)
Mercè Molist (expert in new technologies)
Beatriz Ruiz de la Torre (dance-performance)

12.12.07
Generational barrier and cultural institutions
Alberto Nanclares (architect)
Maite Camacho (artist and manager)
Manuela Villa (cultural manager)
Jordi Albert (musician)

Time: 19:00 p.m.