Post-Fordism and Its Discontents

John Locke

POST-FORDISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS

 Dear All

We kindly invite you to a discussion on Art & the New Spirit of Capitalism on the coming Saturday, 30th October, in de Scheijnhelig, Amsterdam.

 The discussion will depart from the freshly released book Postfordism and its discontents (edited by Gal Kirn, Jan van Eyck Academie Maastricht, Peace Institute Ljubljana and B-books Berlin, 2010; designed by Žiga Testen and Nina Støttrup Larsen /former researchers of the JvE Academy/), and puts under the spotlight the complex connections between art, culture and economy in the Postfordist horizon.

The event is organized by Gal Kirn and Ivana Hilj and hosted by the 4-tuned cities festival in Amsterdam (http://www.4tunedcities.org/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=84). Below the program with soe further details.

Art & the New Spirit of Capitalism

How are art and creativity being embedded in – or better absorbed by – the latest stage of capital accumulation?

Location: De Scheijnheilig, Passeerdersgracht 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Program:

18.00 – 18.05

Opening foreword by Ivana Hilj

Ivana Hilj obtained her MA in Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, and works at the V2_Institute for the Unstable Media (Rotterdam, NL).

18.05 – 18.20

Introduction and book presentation by Gal Kirn.

Gal Kirn is the editor of Postfordism and its discontents. A former researcher of the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (NL), currently a fellow at the ICI in Berlin (DE)

18.20 – 18.35: ‘Class struggle and Post-Fordism’, Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas is a researcher at the Jan Van Eyck Academy (Maastricht, NL) and Lecturer at Brunel University, London

18.35 – 18.50: ‘To die and leave silk for the capital: further reflections on art, labour and value’, Marina Vishmidt

Marina Vishmidt is a writer and PhD researcher at Queen Mary, University of London

18.50 – 19.00: Q&A with audience

19.00 – 19.10: Break

19.10 – 19.25: ‘From Being an Artist in Post-Fordist Times to Community Art & Beyond ‘, Paul De Bruyne,

Paul De Bruyne is co-editor of Being an artist in Postfordist times and researcher at the Fontys College for the Arts, NL

19.25 – 19.40: ‘The precarious conditions of squatting’, Ernst Van den Hemel

Ernst van den Hemel is part of the artistic collective that runs De Schijnheilig, a squatted, independent cultural center in the heart of Amsterdam

19.40 – 20.10: Wrap-up discussion with speakers and audience

END

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