neoliberalism – Max Haiven

Art After Money, Money After Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization

Available now from Pluto Press (dist. UChicago in US, BTL in Canada)

“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…