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Essay on art crypts and cryptocurrencies in INC’s Moneylab Reader 2
I have a chapter on “The Crypt of Art, the Decryption of Money, the Encrypted Common and
the Problem with Cryptocurrencies” in the Moneylab Reader 2
“Participatory art within, against and beyond financialization” appears in Cultural Studies
After a lengthy wait my article “Participatory art within, against and beyond financialization: Benign pessimism, tactical parasitics and the encrypted common” has been published by the journal Cultural Studies.
Alternative Financial Literacy tour, Winter 2018
We at the University of the Phoenix are looking for hosts and supporters in the Midwest and North-East USA for the first of what will hopefully be a series of radical financial literacy tours in January and February of 2018.
Autumn 2016: Seville, Berlin, London, Amsterdam and the University of the Phoenix
This autumn I’m in Europe for a few conferences, and also working on one book about art and money and one book about… a secret topic. A few ongoing and upcoming events I’m participating in: Sept 28-29, Sevilla, Spain –III Encuentro Mil formas de mirar y hacer: Artes y Movimientos Sociales, a conference on ART…
Cassie Thornton and Max Haiven in conversation
The Australian publication Dancehouse Diary has published a conversation between me and Cassie Thornton, of the Feminist Economics Department. It is part of a really interesting special issue about Money and can be found here: http://www.dancehousediary.com.au/?p=3179
Art and Money: Three Aesthetic Strategies in an Age of Financialisation (in Finance and Society)
I’m pleased to announce that my essay “Art and Money: Three Aesthetic Strategies in an Age of Financialisation” has been published in the inaugural issue of the post-disciplinary journal Finance and Society on the theme “Hard Cash.” You can read and download the article at http://financeandsociety.org/article/vol-1-no-1-2015-haiven/ Abstract Recent decades of financialisation have seen a significant growth…
A short essay on Futures (2013) by Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge
I wrote the following short essay to accompany Carol Condé and Karl Beveridge’s exhibition’Scene Otherwise’ at the Khyber Centre for the Arts in Halifax April 17th – May 13th, 2015 (organized by NSCAD’s Anna Leonowens Gallery and part of the Mayworks Festival).
“Money as a medium of the Imagination” in the MoneyLab Reader
My chapter “Money as a Medium of the Imagination: Art and the Currencies of Cooperation” has been published in the MoneyLab Reader from the Institute for Network Cultures.
“Creativity and the Commons” in STIR.
My article “Creativity and the Commons” has appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of STIR, a magazine about co-ops, community and commons. You can order a copy here: http://stirtoaction.com/
Art and Money course at the Halifax Public Library in January 2015
This January I’ll be offering my course Art and Money jointly through the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and the brand new Central branch of the Halifax Public Library. The lectures are open to interested members of the public from 1-2pm every Tuesday starting January 6 and concluding April 14. Registered students (and anyone…
Money and Art: An Interview with Max Haiven
Here is a digital version of an interview about my work on money, art and finance, published in the Spring issue of Crit.
A People’s Bank – Nocturne Halifax, Saturday Oct 19, 6pm-12am, NSCAD Library
UPDATE: “A People’s Bank” was a great success, with over 2100 attendees through the evening. Documentation can be found here: http://reimaginingmoney.net/exhibition/nocturne-2013-documentation/ A PEOPLE’S BANK October 19, 2013 – 6pm-12am – The NSCAD University Library – 5163 Duke St, Halifax NS Part of the Nocturne Art at Night Festival (http://nocturnehalifax.ca/) The financial crisis of 2008 and…
ReImagining Money and A People’s Bank (Nocturne 2013)
I’m pleased to announce that I have developed a new webpage for my ReImagining Money project at http://ReImaginingMoney.net. The launch of that website corresponds to the announcement that I will be curating a space/project for this year’s Nocturne Art at Night Festival on October 19. Here is the teaser http://reimaginingmoney.net/exhibition/: A People’s Bank October 19, 2013…
The Art and Money Project: Exploring the Nexus of Creativity and Capitalism
UPDATE (Summer 2018): I have a book coming out in the fall on this subject: see here. The fine folks over at Art Threat have graciously published this illustrated Q&A with me about the Art and Money Project. Check it out: http://artthreat.net/2013/06/art-money-project-max-haiven/ The Art and Money Project: exploring the nexus of creativity and capitalism Max…
“Halifax’s Nocturne Versus (?) the Spectacle of Neoliberal Civics” appears in PUBLIC
My article “Halifax’s Nocturne Versus (?) the Spectacle of Neoliberal Civics” has appeared in issue 45 of the journal Public: Art, Culture, Ideas, a special issue dedicated to the question of ‘Art and Civic Spectacle‘, edited by Jim Drobnick and Jennfer Fisher. This article maps out some of the politics that surround Halifax’s annual (almost)…
The Privatization of Creativity: The Ruse of “Creative Capitalism” – in Dissident Voice
Dissident Voice, the wonderful radical newsletter, has published my essay “The Privatization of Creativity: The Ruse of ‘Creative Capitalism‘” (here) which attempts to give a general conceptual overview of struggles in and around ideas of “creativity,” including the idea of “creative cities,” the “creative economy” and “creative capitalism.” Some snippets: The…
What’s the Value of an Art School? Plus, more in Halifax
The wonderful site Art Threat has published my analysis of the political and economic forces that threaten the beloved Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where I teach: http://artthreat.net/2012/01/nscad-crisis-art-school/ Next week, we at the Radical Imagination Project is hosting indigenous political theorist Glen Coulthard who will deliver two talks in Halifax: Thursday, January 12:…
Article on Halifax’s Nocturne to appear in the journal Public
My article “Halifax’s Nocturne and the Spectacle of Neoliberal Civics” will be appearing in the journal Public (no. 45), dedicated to the topic of “Art and Civic Spectacle.” Nocturne is an all-night arts event, sponsored by the city and modeled on Toronto’s successful Nuit Blanche, which features curated works of public art and performance, extended…
