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August 16, 2009

Artism

The birth of a new utilitarian ideology: Artism.

-Principle of democratization, extending the principles of meritocarcy to an artocracy, in favor of creative ability and initiative talent, based on collaboration and collectives, and beyond commercial endeavours
-Collapse of divisions (i.e: low and high art or culture, art and life, public and private, viewer and artwork, original and manufactured...), as well as historical determinants such as content, form, aesthetic, structure, but also market, institutions,
-Platform for debates and open propositions, within a wide ranging conditions of participation
-Highly concerned by political and social intentions and/or subjects, and presented as a social, political and economic alternatives to the current governances