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Artivism, the intersection of art and activism, harnesses the critical imagination to design events and strategies that provoke new questions and new meaning in pursuit of more respectful ways of being.
Orígenes
The term artivism, as defined here, is a compound word that comes from various concepts: for example, the “expanded field” created in the 1960s by Roseline Krauss, referring to sculpture, and Ileana Dieguez’s reflections on “liminal scenarios.”
Artivism = art + activism is a formula that raises more questions than answers. Are we talking about a fuller understanding of activism? About socially responsible art? About direct action done in a fun, happy, and peaceful way that speaks to the heart as well as the head?
Artivism, as I understand it, operates from the intersection of the “expanded fields” (a term coined by critic and contemporary art theorist Rosalind Krauss in relation to sculpture, and is a concept widely explored in contemporary art) of art and activism to create scenarios that advance social criticism. Working from this intersection allows for the creation of “liminal scenarios, events when life and art, the ethical condition and aesthetic creation, cross paths,” in order to put forward other forms of political activity. Artivist actions began to be popular in the late 90s, though they have obvious precedents throughout the history of social and artistic movements, including the situationism interwoven with the revolutionary movements of May 1968, “zapatismo” in Mexico, the uprising of 2006 in Oaxaca, and the Occupy movements in Madrid and Wall Street in 2011.
The forms artivism takes change according to its historical context, and its use of technology and media. But in general, artivism harnesses the critical imagination to design events and strategies that provoke new questions and new meaning in pursuit of more respectful ways of being.
Ejemplos del mundo real
Janet's 'weapons' are video & installation art. She combines her interest in experimental music videos & documentaries. Check out the amazing show she did at the Tjabou Cultural Centre in New Caledonia and around Noumea which combined art with her fascination with the show 'America's Next Top Model' to ask questions about homogenized beauty standards.
Make-up artist Rand Jarallah kickstarted a campaign using cosmetics as a means of raising awareness of the global crises facing women.
A Venezuelan artist is making a bold statement about queerness and art’s power to aid in the breaking down of stereotypes.