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The freee collective don't want you!

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posted on 2013-07-31, 12:35 authored by Dave Beech, Andy Hewitt, Mel Jordan
Freee proposes a new conception of participation for art. We address current debates on art and participation, for example in the theories and positions of Grant Kester and Claire Bishop. These two positions set a polarized debate between a social and collaborative ethic in art, and the shock tactics of an avant-garde art. For us, publics are not reducible to the individuals found in the marketplace or the political and cultural encounters of the spectacle (consumers, fans, viewers, customers, etc.). A public has agency, which is why we prefer performative actants (witnesses, signatories, advocates, etc.).

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School

  • The Arts, English and Drama

Department

  • Arts

Citation

BEECH, D., HEWITT, A. and JORDAN, M., 2012. The Freee collective don't want you! Public, 23 (45), pp. 139 - 145.

Publisher

© Intellect

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2012

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Public [© Intellect] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/public.23.45.139_1

ISSN

0845-4450

eISSN

2048-6928

Language

  • en

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