Cem A. on ‘Consensus Aesthetics: The Political Economy of Agreement in Contemporary Art’ - one of the latest from Ibraaz Publishing:
https://ibraaz.org/ibraaz-publishing/read/consensus-aesthetics-the-political-economy-of-agreement-in-contemporary-art
So many good lines. On #art that
“looks right, sounds right, aligns with institutional values, and circulates easily - gesturing toward politics without the difficulty of being political. It flourishes under certain material conditions – global funding bodies, institutional precarity, liberal internationalism – and flatters progressive ideals while remaining structurally conservative.
On how, ‘without engaging with complexity or facing contradiction, #politics slides into branding and art into a loop of moral cues: #care, solidarity, #decolonisation, #ecology, crisis.’
And on what happens when the #aesthetics of politics become the target: the political potential of art quietly drains away from the mainstream.
Especially like the cartoon on ‘Care’ vs ‘Exhibitions about care'.
Could we add '#Books about care’ to that or not?