Holding Space
/In our productivity-obsessed culture claiming your own space, rituals, time and intentionally slowing down feels like an act of resistance.
Read MoreIn our productivity-obsessed culture claiming your own space, rituals, time and intentionally slowing down feels like an act of resistance.
Read MoreThis is sort of an continuation of the thoughts I've shared in my previous article on Art as Labor. In this piece I talk about creative business models and their policies, sacrification and unpaid work.
Read MoreThe art world is not an abstract place, it is shaped through human experiences and connections. Neutrality does not exist in our experiences and is a concept we can just find in textbooks, life is much more complex and fascinating.
Read MorePeople often ask what I mean if I say that the private is political. It means for me that we develop beliefs and thought patterns based on our private experiences, it means that we will engage more passionately with experiences that we share and it also means that we need more radical empathy in a time that can feel like we are so different. So here I am taking a bold step and walking the talk...
Read MoreWe are defined through our values and principles. As Michelle Obama said so perfectly "If they go low, we go high".
Read MoreSelf-care is a topic we usually avoid when talking about careers. We think that the mere admitting that we need to take care of ourselves might give the impression that we are weak. I didn't want to write about the topic in the first place because I feel that there are so many people out there giving advice and not walking their talk. I felt that the term became some sort of marketing strategy to sell you the latest beauty lotion. Anyways, the topic appeared in many conversations I've had with colleagues and friends over the last months on the topic of Art as Labor and I thought it might be time to finally share some thoughts I find valuable.
Read MoreI am fascinated by people who are able to tell a good story, but also sometimes scared of how a powerful story can be appropriated for marketing reasons. A story is something that is inspiring, empowering and in the same way unique to this person, it contains a broader truth to which others can relate. But, what transforms a good story into a long-lasting one, how can storytelling facilitate empowerment and what are the connections between art and storytelling?
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Anabel Roque Rodríguez is a curator, writer and art historian based in Switzerland and Germany, but open to travel to other areas. She is interested in the relation of art to the public and site specific conditions. She works within the realm of contemporary art with strong roots in its historic past. To understand an development, one has to situate it retrospective. Her focus includes political art, the artist as activist, art as labor, feminism, photography and the art market.
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