THE MARKET: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ART
VENICE AGENDAS 2019 -THE MARKET: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ART? aims to examine the financial mechanism that powers the art world. How does the system of the art market work? Who are the beneficiaries and who are the losers? Through research, round table discussions and commissions of new work, Venice Agendas explores the impact of the art market on the territory and environment that artists, institutions, curators and writers have to navigate to create, present and discuss original contemporary artwork.
The project began in May during the press days of the Venice Biennale with recorded round table discussions at the Metropole Hotel and with our roving reporters Sacha Craddock, Fari Bradley and Jean Wainwright conducting interviews with artists, writers, curators and international art world professionals. The interviews will be broadcast online through our website and social media.
Our first artist commission was an an Instagram project in Venice by the artist Nicky Hirst. Her work can be seen on the VA website and on instagram @veniceagendasartists #VANickyHirst
Islington Mill Art Academy | LUVA | Invigilators Research Network | Artemotion | HOP Projects | MAD FOR REAL
PODCAST In this episode, on the 20th anniversary of Venice Agendas, a series of interviews were commissioned for the 54th Venice Biennial 2019 on: < Art and the market, what is the value of art? >
Artist Fari Bradley, art historian / critic Jean Wainwright and critic/ curator Sacha Craddock examine the financial mechanisms powering the art world: "How does the system of the art market work? Who are the beneficiaries and who are the losers?"
Voices were:
Sacha Craddock, Jean Waignright, Fari Bradley, Terry Smith, Larissa Sansour, Shona Van Der Merwe, Louise O'Lelly, Marie, Anne McQuay, Tony Heaton, David Gryn, David Hevey, Alistair Hudson, Louise Hayward, Mark Rappolt, Jose Droyen Brisebois, Candice Hopkins and Mark Gisbourne.
The publication THE MARKET include work by artists and curators including
Rachel Ara | Nicky Hirst | Graham Fagen | Anthony Gross | Jennette Parris | GIRLFORUM*| Sonia Boyce | Rose Gibbs | Andreas Zaunseder & Martina Morger | Anietié Ekanem | Chris Meigh-Andrews | Coral Woods | Eve Marguerite Allen | Evie Redwood | David Shrigley | Samuel Barry | Scott Robertson | Sebastian Montebonel | Lucy Solitt | JJ Charlesworth | Jade Monserrat & Alexandra Moore | KJB | Anietie Ekanem | Michel Faber
VA19 THE MARKET PROJECT SUMMARY
VENICE AGENDAS 2019 THE MARKET: What is the Value of Art? examines the financial mechanism that powers the art world. How do people in the arts make a living? How does the art market impact on the territory and environment that artists, institutions, curators and writers have to navigate to create, present and discuss original contemporary artwork? Who are the beneficiaries and who are the losers?
We have commissioned twenty-five artists and writers and six groups and collectives to respond to some of these questions. A publication, discussions and further events are planned between now and the end of December 2019.
The project began in May during the press days of the Venice Biennale with recorded round table discussions at the Metropole Hotel and with our roving reporters Sacha Craddock, Fari Bradley and Jean Wainwright conducting interviews with artists, writers, curators and international art world professionals. The interviews will be broadcast online through our website and social media.
Our first artist commission was an an Instagram project in Venice by the artist Nicky Hirst. Her work can be seen on the VA website and on instagram @veniceagendasartists #VAnickyhirst
The VA19 project continues in the UK with a series of discussions, events and artist commissions until November 2019. We are delighted to announce that we are working with Islington Mill Art Academy, Salford. LUVA, Bethnal Green, London. Invigilators Research Network, London, Artemotion, Bristol, HOP Projects, Folkestone and MAD FOR REAL, International.
The publication THE MARKET will include work by artists and curators including Rachel Ara, Nicky Hirst, Graham Fagen, Anthony Gross, Jennette Parris, GIRLFORUM*, Sonia Boyce, Rose Gibbs, Andreas Zaunseder & Martina Morger, Anietié Ekanem, Chris Meigh-Andrews, Coral Woods, Eve Marguerite Allen, Evie Redwood, David Shrigley, Samuel Barry and Scott Robertson
VENICE ARTIST COMMISSION - NICKY HIRST
The artist Nicky Hirst has been commissioned to create a new project on the market theme. You can follow her project on Instagram @veniceagendasartists #VAnickyhirst
‘I am looking for connections and contradictions in the images, making visible the diverse ways in which we all try to make sense of the world. I will observe Venice with curiosity and by using a dual format for my Instagram site we can compare and contrast. Perhaps by looking at familiar sights from unfamiliar vantage points or pairing seemingly incompatible structures, critical thinking can be creatively revealed.’
VENICE
Talks at the metropole
Tony Heaton, David Gryn, David Hevey, Terry Smith and Jane Bustin moderator Jean Wainwright
Vassiliki Tzanakou, John Sharples with Jean Wainwright
2019 manchester
october 26
ISLINGTON MILL ART ACADEMY
Saturday, October 26, 2019 11:00 17:00 Manchester City Art Gallery (map)
Islington Mill Art Academy (IMAA) is our free peer-led art school. It is open to anyone who wants to be an artist. Learning activity (workshops, crits, coaching, group residencies and projects) is shared and led by the energy and ideas of current student-members. The Academy is not formally accredited; students choose to graduate when they feel ready to work more independently as artists.
IMAA positions itself within the wider ethos of trust and an openness to try new things embedded at the Mill. It is a place to experiment and enquire; to translate arts education into something viable and meaningful in the real world. The Academy gives artists an opportunity to take control of their own learning through facilitation, practice and experimentation.
Islington Mill Arts Academy will be running a series of workshops at the Manchester City Art Gallery
2019 London
october 30
INVIGILATORS RESEARCH NETWORK
Wed, Oct 30, 201917:00 Mon, Dec 30, 201918:00
‘A Worker's Art Market Audio Tour’
An audio tour through the wider ecology of London’s artworld, following the contribution of numerous, anonymous (value-adding) workers along the route.
2019 London East
November 2
LUVA
Saturday, November 2, 2019 13:00 15:00 LUVA (map)
LUVA is an artist run gallery, experiment, and social hub. Open for just one day a month and situated in a lock up garage on the Approach council estate in East London, LUVA is dedicated to exhibiting diverse contemporary UK artists.
Founded and co-run by Jordan McKenzie and students from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art, LUVA asks critical questions about the contexts contemporary art sits within, its relationship to the geographical/ economic/social and cultural space (the estate) that it occupies and how cultural institutions can have meaningful dialogues with both local and non-local audiences.
LUVA is committed to providing material support to the community it is based within. We’re teaming up with the First Love Foundation who give food, support and advice to local people in crisis.
2019 Bristol
November 24
VENICE VENDING MACHINE
Fri, Nov 22, 201911:30 Sun, Nov 24, 201918:00 Hamilton House (map)
ARTEMOTION, a Tate Exchange Associate, as an organisation promotes Contemporary Art Practice through International exchange among professional artists, associations, galleries and educational programs.
We strive to provide international opportunities, promote new and emerging artists and present high quality art work. We believe that art in all its forms can improve understanding and dialogue among people and better our local and global society.
The Venice Vending Machine project is a conceptual live-art installation that seeks to present and promote emerging and already established artists during prestigious art events.
2019 margate
december 3
MAD for real Turner prize takeover
Turner prize exhibition at Turner Contemporary, Mad for Real storm the gallery
2019 folkestone
december 20-22
HOP PROJECTS: CONTRA-CULTURE
Fri, Dec 20, 201911:30 Sun, Dec 22, 201917:00
HOP Projects CT20 (C.I.C) is an independent, cross-disciplinary and experimental platform for the production, exchange and distribution of the visual arts, installation art, architecture, design and performance.
Established in September 2017, it is a non-profit organisation based in the heart of the Creative Quarter in Folkestone, UK.
It is committed to a unified vision of bringing together the visual arts with theatre, performance, spatial installations, sound and technology that prioritises the development of ideas above pre-defined genres or disciplines. It believes in the urgency in new modes of expressions and pioneering practices that can tear down the barriers between the audience and the ‘white walls’, making contemporary art relevant and far-reaching to a wider audience.
PUBLICATION
VA19 THE MARKET PUBLICATION
The publication will include new work from invited established artists and cultural producers alongside emerging artists and writers selected from the VA19 Open Call. Currently in the concept and design phase, the publication will be printed and distributed late 2019.
Rachel Ara, Nicky Hirst, Graham Fagen, Anthony Gross, Jennette Parris, GIRLFORUM*, Sonia Boyce, Rose Gibbs, Andreas Zaunseder & Martina Morger, Anietié Ekanem, Chris Meigh-Andrews, Coral Woods, Eve Marguerite Allen, Evie Redwood, Georgina Raynor, David Shrigley, Samuel Barry and Scott Robertson
