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Play to Heal: On Resourcing Sustainable Activism in the Arts
Yin Aiwen with Yiren Zhao
The current art economy offers little incentive for artists to commit to long-term engagement with communities, as such efforts do not easily translate into professional cachet. Nor does the economy reward artists who share ownership or authorship through collective maintenance. In such an unrewarding environment, artists who commit to long-term change and communal collaboration effectively take the activist approach, making personal investments to pursue the social change they desire even though there is no promise of financial or other returns. This is a systematic inadequacy.
e-flux Journal
Posted: December 16, 2024
Category
Economy, Grants, Contemporary Art
Subjects
Socially Engaged Art, Games & Play, Community