Anarchism and Art
(or the impossibility of an Anarchist Art)
Instructor: Francisco González Castro, PhD
Format: You may take this seminar online via Zoom or in person. There is no cost for the in person seminar.
Description:
In this course we will address some of the relationships between Art and Anarchism, with a focus on the possible contributions of artistic practices for a change in our society. To this end, we will first discuss some of the central problems of anarchism, such as freedom, authority and property. Then, we will review how anarchist art critics and theorists have worked on their practice and discourses, and how artists who thought of themselves as anarchists developed their work. Finally, we will raise the problem of speaking of an Anarchist Art, being Art a modern system similar to the State and Capitalism, different from the possibility of anarchist artistic practices.
The titles of the four sessions of your course (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Session 1
Monday, June 3rd
Anarchism: some fundamental problems
Session 2
Tuesday, June 4th
Anarchist art critics and theorists
Session 3
Wednesday, June 5th
A few anarchist artists
Sessión 4
Thursday June 6th
The Impossibility of Anarchist Art
Francisco González Castro (Santiago, Chile, 1984) Artist, researcher and writer. PhD in Arts, major in Visual Arts, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is part of GCAS College Dublin and GCAS Latin America. He has exhibited his artistic work in numerous countries and has presented his research in various conferences, journals and books. He is the author of the book "Matar un Rey. Consideraciones para una práctica político-artística" (2023), "Fuera de lugar. Textos sobre prácticas artísticas, políticas y afectivas" (2023) and "Puntos en el Borde: crónica de un viaje por la frontera México-Estados Unidos" (Almacén Editorial, 2022), editor of the book "Otro lugar. Perspectivas sobre la empatía y sus potencias" (Editorial Milhojas, 2022) and co-author of the books "Performance Art en Chile: historias, procesos y actualidad" (Metales Pesados, 2016), "Mario Pedrosa y el CISAC: Configuraciones afectivas, artísticas y políticas" (Metales Pesados, 2019) and "El Arte como Revolución: Debates, redes y actualidad del Instituto de Arte Latinoamericano" (Metales Pesados, 2022)