Being an Art Collective, Then? spiders Reflections on the teaching of

Reflections on the teaching of native weeds in finding solace

not least because they show that Baudrillard is – pace his critics – still susceptible and alert to influences from social movements and the world beyond the hyperreal

Readers will also find a number of essays in this issue: Shih-Lun Chang reveals the political element hidden in photography as he takes a look at the regulatory issues that were sparked from the image of an escaped migrant worker in Yu-Hsien Su’s video work

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Being an Art Collective, Then? spiders Reflections on the teaching ofThis zine begins from a suspicion: that the words "collective" and "community" are asked to do too much in the present. They are invoked as alternatives to competition, as remedies for institutional failure, as soft names for solidarity, care, collaboration, and survival. Yet the more these words circulate, the less clear it becomes what they actually hold. What kinds of labour are hidden inside them? Who is asked to remain available? When does