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Compassion, A Paradox in Art and Society

Editors: Jeroen Boomgaard, Rini Hurkmans, Judith Westerveld


Compassion: A Paradox in Art and Society asks what compassion can mean in the arts, and what role art can have in creating it and spreading it on a social and political level, moving from the theory and philosophy of compassion into an analysis of concrete artistic interventions. It does so through an exploration of the conceptual artwork Flag of Compassion, initiated by artist Rini Hurkmans.

ISBN: 978-94-92095-29-9
Publisher: Valiz & LAPS
Price: 20,00 €
 
Lost and Living (in) Archives, Collectively Shaping New Memories
Editor: Annet Dekker

Digital archives have changed from stable entities into flexible systems, at times referred to with the term ‘Living Archives’. In which ways has this change affected our relationship to the past? Will the erased, forgotten and neglected be redeemed, and new memories be allowed? Lost and Living (in) Archives shows that archives are not simply a recording, a reflection, or an image of an event, but that they shape the event itself and thus influence the past, present and future.

ISBN: 978-94-92095-26-8
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 21,00 €


Authenticity? Observations and Artistic Strategies in the Post-Digital Age
Editors: Barbara Cueto, Bas Hendikx

Digital technology is embedded in almost every personal relationship, in labour conditions, and in aesthetic practices. What does this mean for the 'authentic'? 

ISBN: 978-94-92095-23-7
Založba: Valiz & Impakt Foundation
Cena: 20,00 €


Being Public, How Art Creates the Public
Editors: Jeroen Boomgaard, Rogier Brom

What does it mean to be public today? And what is the role of art in constituting both 'public space' as well as 'a public'? Taking these questions as a starting point, the book aims to create a better understanding of the relationships between art and the notion of the public.


ISBN: 978-94-92095-28-2
Založba: Valiz & LAPS
Cena: 21,00 €