In November 2013, the Art & Class Discussion Club invited 9.5 Theses on Art & Class author Ben Davis to San Francisco State University’s DocFilm Forum for a discussion of his work and the role of activism in art and…
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DocFilm Forum Video Series: Art and Politics with Author Ben Davis
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Field Trip! @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
The Art & Class Discussion Club is heading out onto the beautiful Bay to visit Ai Weiwei’s much anticipated Alcatraz installation on opening day, Saturday, September 27. We’re leaving on the 9:10am ferry from San Francisco’s Pier 33. If you…
Field Trip! – Glenn Greenwald in Hayes Valley
Please join the Art & Class Discussion Club! Journalist Glenn Greenwald speaks in San Francisco about Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Surveillance State. Wednesday, June 18, 7:00pm Nourse Theater 275 Hayes Street in San Francisco Get tickets from…
Extraordinary Communities Continued
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…
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…
The Open Moment
EMERGENCY USA and Thoreau Center for Sustainability present The Open Moment – an exhibition considering the social, economic, personal, and political ramifications of conflict curated by Leila Grothe. Exhibition runs through January 10, 2014 Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14, 5-8pm…
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…
