Research
The Forum
Launched during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, The Forum is an experiment in creating discourse within the context of isolation. Art creates a space for reconsidering our knowledge across various social and professional fields. It asks us: Why do we perceive things the way we do? What are we living for? How can we reimagine our relationships to the human and non-human world? The Forum proposes that the project of freedom is a project of making a world with others. So, we invite you to help us answer: what can we do now?
Sam Lefebvre: A Generous Grift
The Lab published a series of essays by award-winning journalist Sam Lefebvre about the financialization of the arts and alternative models for valuing art and artistic labor. The essays analyze museums and finance capital, the clash of cultural workers and collector-trustees, and propose more sustainable economic relationships between artists and organizations.
Ongoing Research
