Recently, the tenth episode of the podcast series Art in Permacrisis was published. In this episode, Sepp Eckenhaussen talks to Professor Justin O’Connor, author of ‘Culture Is Not an Industry’, about how the idea of the “creative industry” has distorted cultural policy and what it means to reclaim art and culture for the common good.
Episode #10 – Justin O’Connor and “Culture Is Not an Industry”
Justin O’Connor is a global policy expert, author, and a Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia. In this episode, Sepp and Justin talk about Justin’s book Culture Is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common Good. Justin explains how theoretically poor the concept of the ‘creative industry’ actually is, and how it has messed up cultural policy in many countries. Sepp and Justing then talk about an alternative policy vision: art and culture for the common good, anchored in the foundational economy.
About the podcast series ‘Art in Permacrisis’
Art in Permacrisis is a podcast on the organization of art workers in the face of the ever-growing stack of crises. How can artists make a living without selling their souls? Can we imagine and practice a sustainable art economy beyond precarity? How should we transform the circulation of artworks, the curriculum of art and design academies, the exhibition programs of museums, and the organization of collectives and unions? We invite speakers with combined backgrounds in art, theory, and organizing to share their insights.
Art in Permacrisis is a collaboration between the Institute of Network Cultures
and CARADT. It is part of the research program Creative Reset. The podcast is hosted by Sepp Eckenhaussen; Candela Cubria is a former co-host.
Previous episodes:
- Episode #1: Kuba Szreder and the Projectariat
- Episode #2: Emanuele Braga and Universal Basic Income
- Episode #3: Katja Praznik and Art Work
- Episode #4: Yazan Khalili and the Crisis Economy
- Episode #5: The Budapest Conference Special (w/ Constant Dullaart)
- Episode #6: Inte Gloerich and Decentralised Autonomous Organisations
- Episode #7: Kate Rich and Radical Administration
- Episode #8: Vermeir & Heiremans Between Speculative Fiction and Operational Realism
- Episode #9: Gizem Üstüner’s Low-Budget Projects
Access the full series:
You can access all episodes of Art in Permacrisis here: https://networkcultures.org/ourcreativereset/art-in-permacrisis-podcast/
