Permanent Recession

Onomatopee 169

October Wednesday 23, 2019, 16:00 - 18:00

'Precarious Permanence' - talks and book launches

Join us for Precarious Permanence on Wednesday 23 October from 16:00 - 18:00 at Onomatopee. Free admission.

Not only within the field of arts and culture, but in life altogether, we are living under the conditions of precarious permanence - a constant state of uncertainty and movement. Together with Silvio Lorusso and Channon Goodwin we will delve into the topic of art-making, labour, and experimental practices, as discussed in their respective publications ‘Entreprecariat’ and ‘Permanent Recession’.

Entrepreneur or precarious worker? These are the terms of a cognitive dissonance that turns everyone’s life into a shaky project in perennial start-up phase. Silvio Lorusso will guide us through the entreprecariat, a world where change is natural and healthy, whatever it may bring. A world populated by motivational posters, productivity tools, mobile offices and self-help techniques. A world in which a mix of entrepreneurial ideology and widespread precarity is what regulates professional social media, online marketplaces for self-employment and crowdfunding platforms for personal needs. The result? A life in permanent beta, with sometimes tragic implications.

Cultural capital, the artistic supply chain, and low or underpaid work - the Australian art market appears to be in permanent recession. Permanent Recession: a Handbook on Art, Labour and Circumstance is an enquiry into the capitals and currencies of experimental, radical and artist-run initiatives in Australia. Together with Channon Goodwin, an artist and art worker based in Melbourne and editor of the publication, we will discuss the book and its functioning as part research, part advocacy document, part literature review, part reader and part position paper.

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Onomatopee

Onomatopee 169, Channon Goodwin, 2019

Permanent Recession: a Handbook on Art, Labour and Circumstance

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Permanent Recession: a Handbook on Art, Labour and Circumstance is an enquiry into the capitals and currencies of experimental, radical and artist-run initiatives in Australia.

Excavating a shared history of independent practice stretching back to the 1980s, this publication situates new research within a rich continuum of debate about the Australian artmaking context.

Part research, part advocacy document, part literature review, part reader, part position paper, Permanent Recession is a living contribution to current thought. As a handbook, it is a compilation of useful information in a compact and handy form. It should be used!

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Type: softcover
Dimensions: 108 x 176 mm /4.25 x 7 inch portrait
Pages: 448
ISBN: 978-94-93148-07-9

Editor: Channon Goodwin
Author: Esther Anatolitis, Peter Anderson, Hana Pera Aoake, Dr Marnie Badham, Terri Bird, Andrew Brooks, Andy Butler, Colleen Chen, Clare Cooper, Dr David Corbet, Dr Ben Eltham,Dr Léuli Eshrāghi , Channon Goodwin, Sarah Gory. Tristen Harwood, Dr Mark Jackson, Dr Kate MacNeill, Dr Anne Marsh, Lucie McIntosh, Georgie Meagher, Dr Jacqueline Millner, Bernice Murphy, Spiros Panigirakis, Dr Lisa Radford, Macushla Robinson, Dr Francis Russell, Catherine Ryan, Kate Scardifield, Dr Pip Shea, Talia Smith, Philipa Veitch, Amelia Wallin, Pip Wallis, Amelia Winata, Katie Winten, Tian Zhang
Graphic: Paul Mylecharane and Kim Mumm Hansen of Public Office

Language: English
Release date: 20190707
Binding: sewn and glued
Paper: EOS, volume 2.0, white 80 gsm + Constellation Snow E/E08, premium white 200 gsm
Edition: 1.000
Color: black and white
Printer: Unicum by Gianotten, Tilburg (NL)
Font: Times New Roman Condensed and Times Seven
Image specs: 8 images

Onomatopee project manager: Freek Lomme
Proofreader: Mark Gomes
Copy editor: Sarah Gory
Made possible by: the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

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