Category Archives: enterprise culture

Occupy the Symbolic Economy of Art

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Collectively, the amateur and the failed artist represent a vast flat field upon which a privileged few stand out in relief…what if we turned this figure and ground relation inside out by imagining an art world unable to exclude the … Continue reading →

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Diary of Thirst: a blog about progressive art, politics, & culture

Posted on August 1, 2011 by admin

The Revolution is not a Tea Party: In Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise culture I wrote about a group of artists known as the Aaron Burr Society (Brooklyn, NY) who have defiantly re-tooled “the conservative … Continue reading →

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Oslo shooter, Dark Matter, ressentiment

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Below is an excerpt from the last section of Chapter 4 of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture. Though it was written several years ago I think it might have some relevance to debates surrounding … Continue reading →

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