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Theory Tuesdays is a nonacademic platform for theoretical discussion founded, organized and coordinated by artist Philip Matesic since 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. Participants read beforehand then discuss contemporary art, design, literary, cultural and critical theory on a weekly basis, with texts selected and introduced each week by a different person.

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Tuesday 7th July 2015, 8:00pm

Session 143: “Declaration Of Dependence” by Laura McLean-Ferris

During this summer Theory Tuesdays session, David Iselin presented the essay “Declaration Of Dependence” by Laura McLean-Ferris in the garden at Villa Rigi in Zürich.

“Declaration of Dependence” is an essay by Laura McLean-Ferris, taken from the new magazine “Even”, about the art market and its dependencies. McLean-Ferris first introduces a few current artists (Anne Imhof, Alisa Baremboym among others) from the post-internet generation (a term to be discussed) and how they try to find a language to define the current area. As painters had to learn the language of painting, artists today have to learn the language of code, of virtuality and so on. McLean-Ferris continues with a critic of the art market as a social network which only works on affirmation. Criticism has no place anymore, independency is not a value per se. Everybody is part of the ice bucket challenge so to say. Everybody tries to be friends with everybody.

Participants: 11

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