Ten Days for Oppositional Architecture

The creators of the bi-annual journal An Architektur have convened a gathering in New York City in mid-November to explore post-capitalist space. In the midst of another economic crisis, the organizers suggest shifting the boundaries of architectural practice so as to incorporate resistant strategies and build political momentum toward bridging the capitalist mode of spatial [...]

Signs of Revolt – Creative Resistance and Social Movements since Seattle

Wondering how to mark a decade’s passing since the Battle of Seattle? Some Londoners have a suggestion. It’s easy to consider this a time for common reflection, since the event came to both represent and catalyze thinking around the movement of movements. Still oft-heard phrases like “another world is possible” owe their roots to the [...]

Read More

Institute for Aesthetic Research

(Artist and Groundswell guest blogger Chris Kennedy makes projects for the land and for situated communities. His ongoing projects include Artiscycle, Groups and Spaces, and the Institute for Applied Aesthetics.) Hmm…so many institutes, schools and research-based projects as of late! A recent project called the Institute for Aesthetic Research by Daniel Lichtman and David Baumflek [...]