Monday, March 22, 2021

totally disagree but...

 https://www.collecteurs.com/interview/substance-100


Art and activism as if it was sine qua non... it's fake and potentially hypocritical.


You must do what you feel and then someone may come along and notice if there are any causes there and that you... from your gut.. were fighting them!


Otherwise you were just trying to please from the beginning and fitting with the proper people for public subsidies.


Jorge Cardoso







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divider lineTime-Based Currency Movement

Conceptualized by Edgar S. Cahn, when experimenting with the idea of solving unmet social needs with existing unused social capacity, time banking aims to be an alternative currency to the US dollar, letting people exchange their time and skills with others. In joining a time bank, the individual agrees to earn and spend “time credits,” based on the hours they spend helping another person. They can then ask for someone else’s help, depending on how many time credits they have. It is aimed to be a more inclusive and equalizing order, investing in community building, sharing of skills and knowledge while changing the definition of “value” from fiscal to interpersonal. In 1995, Cahn founded TimeBanks USA, as an incubator for new currency initiatives. Since then, the movement has been adopted by several communities in more than 30 countries. The movement aims to revitalize community connections, be more environmentally conscious, promote social justice and award the effort and labor of overlooked acts of kindness and assistance.


Time based currency from London 1832




https://www.collecteurs.com/interview/substance-100


List of billionaire art collectors that have started their own museums. "The Advantages of Owning Your Own Art Museum" "You're the boss, you call the shots, just like in your own business! you decide what art the museum collects and exhibits —under the influence of a cartel of multinational galleries and auction houses who manipulate and define today’s art market! At fancy Art fairs, parties and Biennales, everyone sucks up to you —and your wallet! Your huge donations get you huge tax breaks, while people think you’re an incredibly generous philanthropist! If you make the mistake of hiring progressive, inclusive directors, curators and staff —you can just fire them!

Guerrilla Girls – ADVANTAGES OF OWNING YOUR OWN ART MUSEUM, 2016 (English version of a project the collective made at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany