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Category: For itself

1 June 2018 For itself / Thinking

‘The spirit is gone’

Every month for almost 20 years, a memo about cultural policy and administration has been sent by email from the

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29 April 2018 For itself

If not now, when?

My father and grandfather survived the Shoah, thanks to the Greek resistance.  My grandmother survived because she was Christian. Millions,

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22 September 2015 For itself

A restless art

It’s been a while since I added anything to this site, partly because of the holidays and partly because I’ve

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3 May 2015 For itself / Thinking

From Newspeak to Nonspeak

General elections don’t happen very often so it’s odd that this one should be so dull. The campaign has slipped

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4 April 2015 For itself

Music matters

 • There’s so much to say about this film that it’s better to say nothing, except that it reminds of

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18 February 2015 For itself / Thinking

Sing out your bile

In Finland when a lot of people start complaining they might be called a ‘valituskuoro’, or a Complaints Choir. Two

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12 February 2015 For itself

Who is the artist here?

Zoe Spawton is a 30 year old Australian working in a Berlin café. Ali Akdeniz is an 85 year old

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20 January 2015 For itself / Thinking

A Masterclass in Participatory Art

I was thinking about you guys yesterday. I’ve been here three times before and I think I understand a little

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10 January 2015 For itself

Silence

“Do you know what threatens democracy most? Silence.” Philippe Val, BBC 8 Jan 2015

7 January 2015 For itself

Solidaire

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François Matarasso

François Matarasso

I'm a community artist, writer and researcher, working in Europe. My latest book, 'A Restless Art' (London 2019), is about the history, theory and practice of participatory art.

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