Revitalizing Debates around Collective Action and Democracy: A Conversation between Oliver Ressler and Bruce Barber

This text is the result of a discussion conducted via email between Oliver Ressler and Bruce Barber during March 2014. The topics were wide ranging and focused upon material presented by Ressler in his invited lecture at NSCAD University as part of the Public Lecture series. Key topics explored in t...

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Published in:	Journal of visual culture Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 224 - 232
Main Authors:	Ressler, Oliver, Barber, Bruce
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-08-2015
Subjects:	the ‘coming community’ art and activism collaboration Austrian politics interventionism operative and engaged art practice
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Summary:	This text is the result of a discussion conducted via email between Oliver Ressler and Bruce Barber during March 2014. The topics were wide ranging and focused upon material presented by Ressler in his invited lecture at NSCAD University as part of the Public Lecture series. Key topics explored in the conversation include Austrian politics, art and activism, interventionism, collaboration, operative and engaged art practice, the ‘coming community’ (Agamben), ‘Dark Matter’ of the art world (Sholette) and specific projects: Robbery (2008), The Bull Laid Bear (2008) What Is Democracy? (2011), and We Have a Situation Here (2011).
ISSN:	1470-4129 1741-2994
DOI:	10.1177/1470412915592871