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Announcing Living to Learn: Art & Education for the Common Good.
This multi-author volume edited by Noah Simblist of Virginia Commonwealth University presents the work of over 70 artists, curators, collectives and scholars who address contemporary art as a site of learning in the 21st century. Building on earlier histories of education as civic service for the common good, it focuses on the last 25 years while exploring the future of art education as a practice unfolding both in and beyond school. The book’s global case studies reveal how innovations in education have a dynamic relationship with artistic practice, alternative arts organizations, universities, museums and biennials. Contributors include: Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Helmut Batista, Jonathas de Andrade, Gordon Hall, Pablo Helguera, Prem Krishnamurthy, Miguel Lopez, Marilia Loureiro, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Sarah Rifky, Pelin Tan, Christine Tohmé, Jalal Toufic, and Caroline Woolard.
A toolkit for educators, students, practitioners, and institution-builders, some questions that the book addresses include: how can alternative organizations and traditional institutions learn from one another? How have exhibition platforms created space for artists to generate learning environments? How have these practices changed assumptions about art institutions and artistic practice? How can we think about the economic, ecological, and institutional sustainability of all of these practices?
On Sunday May 10th, Simblist will host a discussion with contributors My Barbarian, Rodrigo Valenzuela, and Dominic Willsdon at Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair at 2pm in the Classroom. free for any to attend. RSVP here.
Living to Learn: Art & Education for the Common Good / 7.5 × 9 inches, 484 pages, softcover / ISBN 978-1-941753-81-1 / 35 USD.
Edited by Noah Simblist / Designed IN-FO.CO / Published by Inventory Press & Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University / Distributed by ARTBOOK/D.A.P. / Supported by the Teiger Foundation / Categories: Art, Theory, Education, Museum Studies.
About Inventory Press
Founded in 2014, Inventory Press publishes books on topics in art, architecture, design, and music, with an emphasis on subcultures, minor histories, and the sociopolitical aspects of material culture. With a focus on the integration of form and content, we produce exceptional books of the highest possible quality.
About Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University
The Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s mission is to listen, create and make art public. As a place to explore new ideas and provide an open forum for dialogue and collaboration across the region and the world, the ICA links the campus and the city of Richmond to an international network of contemporary artists. ICA admission is free.
