"The Paradox of Art as Work" — Jane Alden Stevens
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"The Paradox of Art as Work" — Jane Alden Stevens
Art can be an emotional trigger for larger and deeper dialogues. It can blur the boundaries between things, the boundaries between us and the boundaries between the world and self. Still we rarely see art and economy as subjects deeply unified in the same study or mechanism.
Jenny Grettve • economicspaces
In the essay "Labor, Work, Action", Arendt writes “In the sphere of fabrication itself, there is only one kind of object to which the unending chain of means and ends does not apply, and this is the work of art, the most useless and, at the same time, the most durable thing human hands can produce”.
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When I first read this I baulked at the sentiment... See more
nathanbeck.eu • A Wasted Life
Artist as Content Creator: Two full-time jobs in one, with one that may require the sacrifice of the art. The content creator is incentivised to constantly share to get paid, while the artist isn’t obligated to share anything to create. The act of creating is the purpose itself—like ripe grapes that fall when they are ready, the artist’s work
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