Joseph del Pesco started an audio book version of the newspaper. We were really happy and surprised by this self-initiated endeavor. Joseph read and recorded Julia Bryan-Wilson’s essay Art Versus Work and then in turn invited Sam Gould to pick an essay to read. Sam chose Greg Sholette’s essay State of the Union.
Here is how del Pesco explains the process:
In support of Temporary Services’ recent newspaper project Art Work: A national conversation about art, labor and economics, I’ve created the beginnings of an “audio book” version, starting with one of my favorite texts in the publication. I then asked artist Sam Gould to record one of his choosing. You can download them both here. I’ll extend the invitation to anyone who might like to audio record a text from the newspaper, to be added to this post. You can download the newspaper in full here.
We can’t wait to see how this develops!
Here is the original post with links to download the first two tracks of the ART WORK audio book:
The 1930s was a time of massive organizing, strikes, union activity, and dissent that forced FDR and the New Deal to the left. 2009 does not provide us with such inspiring levels of resistance. If the 1930s can teach us one key lesson, it is the need to organize. Nothing changes when people do not engage
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Art Work is a newspaper and accompanying website that consists of writings and images from artists, activists, writers, critics, and others on the topic of working within depressed economies and how that impacts artistic process, compensation and artistic property. The newspaper is distributed for free at sites and from people throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. It is also available by mail order from Half Letter Press for the cost of postage.
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Major support for SPACES is provided by The Cleveland Foundation; Cuyahoga Arts and Culture; The George Gund Foundation; Donna and Stewart Kohl; Kulas Foundation; Toby Devan Lewis; National Endowment for the Arts; Nimoy Foundation; and the Ohio Arts Council.
Art Work is partly funded by Lauren Rich Fine & Gary Giller and the John P. Murphy Foundation.
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