In de kunstwereld is sprake van een groeiend ethisch besef, zowel in relatie tot sociale, politieke en economische uitdagingen, als in de manier waarop er kritisch wordt nagedacht over de eigen productie- en distributiemechanismen. Dit boek doet een poging om te beschrijven hoe de artistieke verbeelding nieuwe situaties kan voortbrengen, op basis van zowel het potentieel als de beperkingen van het individuele 'lichaam' in zijn omgeving Het eerste deel, Ecosophy, gaat over de eco-kunstpraktijk...

The Shape of Evidence onderzoekt de rol van het document in hedendaagse kunst. Kunstenaars gebruiken veelal bestaande beelden uit film, tekst, foto's of ander (archief)materiaal afkomstig uit journalistiek, reclame, wetenschappelijke verhandelingen of industriële archieven. Niet alleen de visuele bronnen die zij zich toe-eigenen verwijzen naar een 'objectieve' staat van informatie, maar ook de strategieën die kunstenaars inzetten om het materiaal naar hun hand te zetten, refereren aan kwest...

Interrupting the City explores the ways in which artistic practices and interventions constitute the public sphere. To interrupt the city (be it digitally or materially) means to arrest the flow or circulation that the city consists of. The tactics by which this interruption is achieved may vary, ranging from a media offensive to riots in the streets, but each and every time these activities affect the public sphere, also make the public sphere. Thus, the public domain is constituted by a com...

Theoretical concepts are important in contemporary art practice. The ongoing and fascinating discussion of exactly what role theory should play, and the influence of theory on art practice, are at the heart of this collection. By presenting the seemingly simple question 'Why, what and how theory?' to a range of people who are involved in international art education in the realm of fine art and performing art, this book provides an inventory of current opinions in this area.

What do we mean by theory in the arts, and what role does it play in that sense? Theory appears as an active, transformative, fluid, and communicative element of art practices, and research in the arts in particular. Theory is the fluid that perfuses and connects the territory of fine art and design, as well as other art forms such as music, architecture, writing, moving images, dance, and theatre. At the heart of this publication is the new field of research in theory and the way the ArtEZ T...

After half a century of neoliberalism, a new radical, practice-based ideology is making its way from the margins: commonism, with an o in the middle. It is based on the values of sharing, common (intellectual) ownership and new social cooperations. Commoners assert that social relationships can replace money (contract) relationships. They advocate solidarity and they trust in peer-to-peer relationships to develop new ways of production.

Commonism maps those new ideological thoughts. How do t...