Tagged:Economies
In the 1960s art workers theorized how modes of human making are affected by specific economic strictures, the aestheticization of experience, and the production of sensibilities. What makes the coherence of the phrase art worker challenging – even oxymoronic – is that under capitalism art also functions as the “outside,” or other, to labor: a non-utilitarian, nonproductive activity against which mundane work is defined, a leisure-time pursuit of self-expression, or a utopian alternative to the deadening effects of capitalism. While his writings on the matter vary over time and are by no means unified, Karl Marx’s contributions to this subject have been among the most influential.
Recent Articles
- ART WORK at Carnegie Mellon University’s Miller Gallery, Feb. 1-28
- ABC No Rio, NY, Discussion, February 18th
- Money! Money! Money!, February 12th, Sprout Spaghetti Dinners
- Art Work Discussion, MCAC, Bloomington/Normal, IL
- Art Work in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Art Work at Gallery 400, Chicago
- Art Work at Conduit Gallery, Dallas
- Intermedia Porch Gallery & Public Space One, Iowa City
- Personal Economy #16
- Events in Austin (Jan. 22) and Houston (Jan. 23 & 24)
ART WORK at McLean County Arts Center, January 15, 2010
Brian Collier and Alison Hatcher (curator a MCAC) have arranged for the display of ART WORK with the current exhibitions. We are really happy that they brought the paper and discussion to central Illinois!
MCAC is in Bloomington, IL. The opening is on January 15. Brett from TS will be in attendance.
A public discussion around the topics in ART WORK is planned for an upcoming Tuesday. Check this web site for more information.
About
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.
Distribution
Art Work is being distributed throughout the 50 United States and Puerto Rico (among other locations). To find a hard copy of Art Work near you, please read on.
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.