The panel discussion The Sum of the Individual Parts deals with the question of what makes an art location internationally relevant. Which individual components contribute to a location functioning productively on a local level, and under what conditions do these impulses develop international radiance on site?
Historically, artistic dynamics have repeatedly concentrated in various cities – for example in Paris and New York or in Cologne and Berlin. The respective upswings of these and other art centres have geopolitical causes: they have to do with local institutional traditions, funding opportunities, residential infrastructure and international networking. In detail, these success factors of local art fields are not easy to identify, just as little as the synergies that result from their interplay.