I've never felt entirely at home describing my work as Arte Útil (Useful Art)* or Artistic Activism,* terms employed by leaders in the field whose contributions to socially engaged art are nothing short of groundbreaking.
Read MoreThis paper presents an outline of ten years of research projects situated between art and anthropology, which Elpida Rikou initiated, coordinated and participated in as both an artist and an anthropologist.
Read MoreThe last twenty-five years have seen a radical shift in the work of politically committed artists. No longer content to merely represent social reality, a new generation of artists has sought to change it, blending art with activism, social regeneration projects, and even violent political action.
Read MoreThis paper briefly explores the problematic notion of the “artist as a social worker” and aims to develop an (ethical) counterpoint to this position via Mouffe’s concept of agonism.
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