art after money, money after art by lakehead crc dr. max haiven
the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
department of english presents the thunder bay
launch of dr. max haiven's new book "art after money, money after art:
creative strategies against financialization" at 2:30pm on friday
october 19 in atac 5036. the event is free, light refreshments will be
served and books will be available for purchase.
about the book: we imagine that art and money are old enemies, but this
myth actually helps to reproduce a violent system of global capitalism
and prevents us from imagining and building alternatives. by exploring
the way over 50 radical contemporary artists engage with cash, debt and
credit, art after money, money after art: creative strategies against
financialization identifies and assesses a range of creative strategies
for mocking, sabotaging, exiting, decrypting and hacking capitalism
today. written for artists, activists and scholars, this book makes an
urgent call to unleash the power of the radical imagination by any media
necessary.
about the author: max haiven is canada research chair in culture, media
and social justice at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
in northwest ontario and
director of the reimagining value action lab (rival). his previous books
include crises of imagination, crises of power: capitalism, creativity
and the commons, the radical imagination: social movement research in
the age of austerity (with alex khasnabish) and cultures of
financialization: fictitious capital in popular culture and everyday
life.