Monthly Archives: May 2009
Walter Benjamin, The Arcades Project
Socialism would never have entered the world if its proponents had sought only to excite the enthusiasm of the working classes for a better order of things. What made for the power and authority of the movement was that Marx … Continue reading
Notes from A Politicized Art
A Politicized Art – one day symposium Loughborough University School of Art & Design Wednesday 19 November 2008 Towards the formation of a critical counter public sphere: A one-day symposium to explore the relationship between art practice and the public … Continue reading
Freee Art Collective
The Freee Art Collective (Dave Beech, Andy Hewitt and Melanie Jordan) use protest, language and text within the public sphere, and are interested in the politicization and critical interrogation of art through the possibilities of the public space. They aim … Continue reading