Wages for wages against - volume 3

How are artists chosen? exclusivity, precarious work and asymmetries in art competitions

Nathalie Stirnimann, Stefan Stojanovic, Amandine Gay - Collection Wages for wages against

80 pages, parution le 20/06/2024

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In 2022, the collective Wages for Wages Against applied for the Swiss Art Awards with the ambition of questioning the very model of the prize and its impact on artists. Art competitions are presented as real opportunities for artists, and arise throughout their careers, starting with school-entrance selection procedure, juried evaluations, diplomas and honors distinctions-, all the way to professional recognition-Meret Oppenheim Prize, Marcel Duchamp Prize, Turner Prize, etc. Only a handful of artists are selected for merit-based reward. However, this logic of sorting and validation upholds an entire system that reproduces inequalities and that perpetuates precarity in a milieu that is exclusive, and thus excludes. The institutional practices of communication and selection, as well as the validation of unpaid labor, favor certain artists at the expense of others. In this context, we surveyed the artists who participated, are considering participating, or are not participating in the Swiss Art Awards competition, in the interest of understanding their experiences and sharing their demands. In a broader sense, we wish to rethink the founding principles of artists' support policies and work to build a less competitive art world.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Lamazone
Auteur(s)	Nathalie Stirnimann, Stefan Stojanovic, Amandine Gay
Collection	Wages for wages against
Parution	20/06/2024
Nb. de pages	80
Format	15 x 21
Couverture	Broché
Poids	177g
EAN13	9782960324624