221A is pleased to present Due to Injuries…\, an exhibi tion of new work by Vancouver-based artists Brady Cranfield and Jamie Hilde r. Due to Injuries... continues a trajectory in their work that en gages what they refer to as the Economist’s Aesthetic: a mode of encounteri ng and representing the world through the forms\, operations\, and prioriti es of the economy.
Due to Injuries… examines the often-incid ental cultural expressions of finance and economics. These fields typically claim a position of impartiality\, focusing on the data of the market\, wh ich is often perceived to be objective. Filtered\, framed\, and marked by i deology\, however\, this data is regularly instrumentalized as an alibi for complex social relations. The cultural products of finance and economics a re not simply epiphenomena – curious side effects of otherwise professional activities. Rather\, they also offer unique access back into the social ar ticulation of these rarified practices\, which impact everyday life.
The exhibition is presented as part of SWARM 2013\, festival of artist-run culture\, and is free and open to the public and will run until October 19. Image above: Cranfield and Hilder\, Poster (2013).
The exhibition is accompanied by a free public lecture\, co-presented with the Vancity Offic e for Community Engagement\, by Italian Marxist theorist Franco “Bifo” Bera rdi\, to be held at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU campus in the Woodw ard’s complex at 149 West Hastings St.\, Vancouver\, on September 14th\, at 7pm (Seating is by first-come-first-serve and is limited). In the weeks fo llowing the lecture\, four respondents will deliver talks at 221A in two se ssions\, Jaleh Mansoor (AHVA Art History Faculty member) a nd Enda Brophy on October 1st and Steve Collis and Cecily Nicholson on Octo ber 8th\, both starting at 7pm.
Throughout August\, 221A hosted a wee kly reading group based on Berardi’s most recent book\, The Uprising: On Po etry and Finance. Written in the wake of Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Sp ring\, the book seeks to offer methods for thinking outside of what Berardi outlines as semiocapitalism\, using poetry as a metaphor for resistance. F or inquiries regarding the exhibition or public lecture\, please contact Bo pha Chhay\, Projects Coordinator at bchhay@ 221a.ca.
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