The
Mobile Academy, The Black Market for Useful Knowledge and Non- Knowledge
(1999- ).
I. Participation
a) These
‘forums’ are held in public spaces and are free, which make them extremely
accessible and encourage the participation of many different types of people
(ie: people that do not come from a ‘traditional’ academic background.
b) There
are a variety of topics and professionals for patrons to choose from for their
free 30 minute information sessions. The
diversity of subjects (anything from word games to sex) also encourage
participation/inclusiveness.
II. Political Sphere
a) An
“interest in impact” (which can be represented/ realized/ symbolized through
the political realm. What is the impact
that privatized knowledge has on society? What impact would that knowledge have
if it were accessible to all?
b) If the
world is a stage and life is theater, why can’t this act continue on? Why isn’t
knowledge free?
III. Structural Alternatives
a) ‘DIY’
alternative to education. Free,
participatory, non- hierarchal form of education.
b) Provides a creative solution as opposed to simply
a representation of the issue. The
forums take place in traditional institutions (libraries, schools, etc.) but
are completely free which challenge the traditional notions of privilege
transference of knowledge.
IV. New Communication
a)
Involves ‘dialogic art’- art that uses conversation as a form of action. Even though these events take place in a
physical space, the impactful factor is the dialogue between the ‘professional’
and the ‘amateur’.
b) The
dialogue becomes the act of resistance.
interesting little blurb on the piece:
Juliete
Aranda and Anton Vidokle, Time/Bank (2010- ).
I. Anti-representation
a) Action
as opposed to representation.
“Participation, sociality, and the organization of bodies in space”…
b)
“reaction to the alienating effects of the spectacle” … “an urgency to a matter
as well as privileging the lived experience.”
Taking the ‘act as art’ (performance) outside the gallery and into the
community gives priority to audience over institution (museum).
II. Participation
a) “urban
environment paired with confrontational histories tend to reflect the
frustrations and resentments of the participants.”
b) The ‘confrontational history’ of capitalism
inherently paired with growth is being questioned- the participation of so many
people reflects the resentments with this system and provide a ‘collective
voice’ made by ‘non-artists’.
III. Structural Alternatives
a) DIY alternative economy. Utopian idea of ‘time banking’
b) creative
alternative with room for expansion.
interviews from the artists:
our own community time banks:
