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A is for Action: a glossary for art & activism

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A glossary for arts and activism created as part of Interference 2010, a weeklong series of collaborative workshops, actions and events exploring art and activism.

The book is available to view and download in PDF format using the link below.

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Action, Art, Activism

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it”

Bertold Brecht

“Art makes culture and culture makes life”

The Vacuum Cleaner

“Art is not a notion but a motion. It’s not important what art is but what art does”

Gilles Deleuze

“Art runs away as soon as one says its name; it loves to be incognito. Its best moments are when it forgets what it is called”

Jean Dubuffet

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