Bookshop Selection: Visible – Art as Policies of Care
On Thursday 10th October 2024, Framer Framed was honoured to host the launch of the publication, Visible: Art as Policies for Care – Socially Engaged Art (2010–ongoing), in collaboration with the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven. Introduced by Charles Esche, the seminal publication explores the transformative potential of socially engaged art practices.
It is the culmination of over a decade of curatorial research by Martina Angelotti, Matteo Lucchetti, and Judith Wielander, focusing on the relationship between art and the public sphere. The book brings together voices from artists, contemporary literature authors, journalists, activists, politicians and community organisers with a transnational perspective.
By weaving together fiction and reality, historical contexts and contemporary analysis, Visible: Art As Policies for Care – Socially Engaged Art (2010—ongoing) offers a profound exploration of the role of art in addressing urgent societal challenges and envisioning a more caring and just future.
The publication acts an index of artists and projects addressing the climatic, social, and political urgencies of our times. It features many of Framer Framed’s previous collaborators including Chimurenga, Richard Bell, Jonas Staal & Radha D’Souza, Chto Delat, ruangrupa and Zanele Muholi.
The publication is composed of four main sections with overarching photo documentation—interviews, essays, forums, and short literary texts—collecting contributions by artists, anthropologists, novelists, activists, and sociologists, such as Anna Tsing, Wissal Houbabi, Maria Thereza Alves, Tania Bruguera, DAAR – Decolonizing Architecture Art Research, Giuseppe Campuzano and Nan Goldin.
Order
Art as Policies for Care. Socially Engaged Art (2010–Ongoing) can be purchased from the Framer Framed shop, or online through NERO Editions or Idea Books.
About
Contributors
Editiors:
Martina Angelotti,
Matteo Lucchetti, and
Judith Wielander
Design: Irma Boom
Publisher: NERO Editions
Visible is a project by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto and Fondazione Zegna. The publication is realised with the support of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture as part of the Italian Council programme 2023.
Specifications
€28
Format: 17 x 24 cm
334 pages
English, 2024
ISBN: 9788880562818
Bookshop Selection / Art and Activism / Socially Engaged Art /
Agenda
Book launch: Visible – Art As Policies for Care. Socially Engaged Art
Publication exploring the transformative potential of socially engaged art practices
Network
Martina Angelotti
Curator
Irma Boom
Bookmaker
Matteo Lucchetti
Curator
