Talking about art- Links

• Truth is Concrete- A 24/7 marathon camp on artistic strategies in politics and political strategies in art.  21/09 – 28/09/2012, Graz

Truth is Concrete

"We take the possibility of concrete truth as a working hypothesis and look for direct action, for concrete change and knowledge. For an art that not only represents and documents, but that engages in specific political and social situations – and for an activism that not only acts for the sake of acting but searches for intelligent, creative means of self-empowerment: artistic strategies and tactics in politics, political strategies and tactics in art."


This looks like a fascinating conference that will explore some of the themes I have been working with this summer. I like that it admits that art is not activism, and activism is not art,  but there can be an understood commonplace where they come together. It is also interesting that the camp runs 24/7 and in itself is a duration performance. As they say at the bottom of the page, the world is moving so quickly that we must move with it, and maybe once we do move at this pace we can understand the absurdity of it all.

• MOMA PS1: Summer School 2012 (September 9th, 1-6 pm)

Summer School 2012


"Summer School 2012 concludes with an open house of presentations and performances at MoMA PS1 on September 9, 2012. This year’s instructors, Marina Abramović, Steve Paxton, and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, will explain their respective approaches and—in collaboration with the students—present the outcome of their workshops (held earlier this summer)."

All I can say is, it would be amazing to hear Marina Abramovic talk about her teaching methods.

• Who Cares- Creative Time

Who Cares Archive

Around 2006, artists were invited to discuss, over the course of three intimate dinner parties, what is the artists role in terms of social action and activism. These conversations were recorded and then compiled into this book, "Who Cares." Having read Living As Form before this, I felt like I had been sent back in time. These artists were thinking about 9/11, the war in Iraq, the Bush administration. All very important things, but we have moved past that... haven't we? By now, the term social practice has become much more wide spread, it is fascinating going back to the source and hearing rumblings of what is now a fast and growing art form. I have to admit though, I am only 30 pages in thus far.

Click Here to Read the Introduction by Anne Pasternak