Save the date for next meeting of the Art & Class Discussion Club: 4pm on Saturday, May 10 13th Avenue in East Oakland Exact location details will be sent closer to the date. Thanks very much to Kathy Sloane for…
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Extraordinary Communities
“This is a paradise of rising to the occasion that points out by contrast how the rest of the time most of us fall down from the heights of possibility, down into diminished selves and dismal societies. Many now do…
The One and the Many Continued
“This assumption of the intrinsically repressive nature of collective experience and redemptive power of individuation is a staple of contemporary art theory and criticism. I would argue that a closer analysis of collaborative and collective art practices can reveal a…
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San Francisco State Hosts Author Ben Davis
The Bay Area Society for Art & Activsm is please to announce that San Francisco State University’s DocFilm Institute is hosting a private, filmed conversation with author & art critic Ben Davis. 7 pm November 21, 2013 Studio Theater, Creative…
Contemporary Collaboration in a Global Context
“Collaborative and collective art practices have proliferated around the world over the past fifteen years. In The One and the Many, Grant H. Kester provides an overview of the broader continuum of collaborative art, ranging from the work of artists…
9.5 Theses on Art & Class
This is a friendly reminder that we’ll be getting together to talk about the new book 9.5 Theses on Art and Class by Ben Davis. I hope all of you have a copy of the book by now. It’s a…
