This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition 'global aCtIVISm' at the Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe from December 2013 to March 2014.

'Today political protest often takes the form of spontaneous, noninstitutional, mass action. Mass protests during the Arab Spring showed that established systems of power—in that case, the reciprocal support among Arab dictators and Western democracies—can be interrupted, at least for a short moment in history. These new activist movements often use online media to spread their message. Mass demonstrations from Tahrir Square in Cairo to Taksim Square in Istanbul show the power of networked communication to fuel “performative democracy”—at the center of which stands the global citizen. Art is emerging as a public space in which the individual can claim the promises of constitutional and state democracy. Activism may be the first new art form of the twenty-first century.

global aCtIVISm (the capitalized letters form the Latin word civis, emphasizing the power of citizens) describes and documents politically inspired art—global art practices that draw attention to grievances and demand the transformation of existing conditions through actions, demonstrations, and performances in public space.' - from publisher's website

The publication is divided into five main themes, each of which is addressed in essays by leading thinkers. The essays are followed by images of art objects, illustrations, documents, and other material as well as case studies by artists and activists.

Access level

Onsite

editor
Location code
REF.WEP
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2015

No of pages

726

ISBN / ISSN

9780262526890

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

People, Politics, and Power - Peter WEIBEL

Chapter I: Activism and the Citizen

Learning from the Streets: Civil Disobedience in Theory and Practice - Robin CELIKATES

War and Peace in an Age of Ecological Conflicts - Bruno LATOUR

Institutionalising the Commons: An Italian Primer - Ugo MATTEI

Living in a Time of Crisis - Antonio NEGRI

Last Exit Indignation: On Neutralising Civilians in Democracies - Peter SLOTERDIJK

The Right of Resistance: Approaches in Legal Philosophy - Karl-Peter SOMMERMANN

Don't Fall in Love with Yourselves - Slavoj ZIZEK

Olaf Bertram-Nothnagel: lowercase d: Getting There - Olaf BERTRAM-NOTHNAGEL

Sacha Goldman: Lead to Believe - Regis DEBRAY

Stephane Hessel: The Hope of Continuity - Stephane HESSEL

Chapter II: Public and Private Sphere

A Public Presence versus Greed, Brutality, and Control: Gezi Park - Can ALTAY

Liberating Public Spaces: Where to Start? - Korhan GUMUS

Re:emerging, Decentring, and Delinking: Shifting the Geographies of Sensing, Believing, and Knowing - Walter MIGNOLO

Athens: Metropolitan Blockade — Real Democracy - Dimitris PAPADOPOULOS, Vassilis TSIANOS, Margarita TSOMOU

Freedom in the Clouds - Slavoj ZIZEK

Chapter III: How to Do Activism

'Arab Spring Is Not Over, but Continues in a Different Way.' - Youness BELGHAZI, Hadeer ELMAHDAWY

Activist Women's Rights Group: Demands and Methods - Sarah MASKE

The Ordinary Arts of Political Activism - Rita RALEY

The Artistic Mode of Revolution: From Gentrification to Occupation - Martha ROSLER

Whistle-blowing as a Global Protest Movement and Its Relationship with the Law - Guido STRACK

Nearby Facts to Trouble the Emperor: A Note from China - ZHENG Bo, 鄭波

The Riahi Brothers: Everyday Rebellion: A Cinema Documentary, a Web Platform, and a Smartphone Application - Arman T. RIAHI, Arash T. RIAHI

Chapter IV: Tactical, Social, and Global Media

Distributed Citizenship and Social Media - Graham MEIKLE

Beyond the 'Twitter Revolution': Digital Media and Political Change in Iran - Marcus MICHAELSEN

Finger Power and Smart Mob Politics: Social Activism and Mass Dissent in China in the Networked Era - Zixue TAI

Christoph Watcher and Mathias Jud: Crossing the Bosphorus with Tin Cans: How Global Networking Compels Self-Criticism - Christoph WATCHER, Mathias JUD

Chapter V: 'Artivism' — Art and Activism

Humour's Opponents: Artistic Activism and the Ludic Aesthetic - Sruti BALA, Veronika ZANGL

Networked Disruption: Connecting Art, Hacktivism, and Business in Political Struggles - Tatiana BAZZICHELLI

Protest Everywhere? - Dietrich HEISSENBUTTEL

In the Back of the Beyond: 'What Time Is It on the Clock of the World?' - Sarah LEWISON, Dan S. WANG, 王念華

Noises in the Concrete: Artistic Activism in Sao Paulo - Andre MESQUITA

Demonstrations Are Performances - Joulia STRAUSS

The Chronicles of Russian Activist Art - Tatiana VOLKOVA

How the Jordanian Music Scene Missed the Arab Spring - Ahmad ZATARI

Raising Resistance: Reinterpreting Art within the Gezi Movement - M. Ragip ZIK

Ammar Abo Bakr and Ganzeer: Street Art War in Egypt: An Interview

Angela Bonadies and Juan Jose Olavarria: La Torre de David (The Tower of David) - Angela BONADIES, Juan Jose OLAVARRIA

Erdem Gunduz: The Meaning of Freedom — Excerpts from an Interview with the Turkish Artist Erdem Gunduz

Brian Haw and Mark Wallinger: State Britain: Activist Art vs. Artistic Activism - Idis HARTMANN, Peter WEIBEL

MTL: #OCCUPYWALLST: A Possible Story - Nitasha DHILLON, Amin HUSAIN, Yates MCKEE

Jackie Sumell: The Best Activism Is Always Equal Parts Love and Equal Parts Anger - Jackie SUMELL

Teatro Valle Occupato: The Valle Theater Commons Foundation: How to Deploy the Law in Current and Future Struggles - Ugo MATTEI

Global Activism: Art and Conflict in the 21st Century
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