Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization

We imagine that art and money are old enemies, but this myth actually reproduces a violent system of global capitalism and prevents us from imagining and building alternatives. From the chaos unleashed by the 'imaginary' money in financial markets to the new forms of exploitation enabled by the 'creative economy' to the way art has become the plaything of the world's plutocrats, our era of financialization demands we question our romantic assumptions about art and money. By exploring the way contemporary artists engage with cash, debt and credit, Haiven identifies and assesses a range of creative strategies for mocking, sabotaging, exiting, decrypting and hacking capitalism today. Written for artists, activists and scholars, this book makes an urgent call to unleash the power of the radical imagination by any media necessary.

Author: Max Haiven
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 10/15/2018
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780745338255

About the Author
Max Haiven is assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Culture, Media, and Social Justice at Lakehead University and director of the ReImagining Value Action Lab. His books include, most recently, The Radical Imagination and Cultures of Financialization.

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