LIVING AS FORM

Edited by curator Nato Thompson, the book documents the rise of socially engaged art practices over two decades and brings together diverse international voices. It’s a reminder of the impact art can have beyond the confines of galleries - encouraging collaboration & solidarity as active participants.

Through essays, interviews and images, countless projects from around the world are examples of art challenging systems of power and oppression. Creative resilience looks like many things: participatory performances, grassroots organizing, guerrilla gardening…

Artifariti art festival launched in 2007 in response to the violence and human rights violations at Western Sahara refugee camps due to land disputes between the Moroccan govt and local Sahwawi group.

The roof is on fire - 1994 performance piece: 225 highschool students in Oakland sat in parked cars on a rooftop garage and talked candidly while an audience of nearly 1,000 people observed. Footage was aired on tv as a positive media spectacle to counteract the negative portrayals of young people and send a message to civic leaders about the role of young people in Oakland’s future.

The book sparks dialogue and inspires action. I’ll continue to share more of the projects!

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