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Public Art & The Economics of Imagination

Public Art & The Economics of Imagination

By: Art Activa
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​What is the role of public art in shaping our collective imagination, how does economics influence what kind of art is allowed in our public spaces, and where are the opportunities for radical new types of creative activity that can shift what seems possible?


​Join artist Toby Tobias Kidd as he explores all of these questions and more with a series of guests including artists, curators, and philosophers in a new podcast series in collaboration with Kings College London, with the support of Future Narratives Lab, Art School Plus, and Professor Shanbaum of Coventry University.




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Episodes
  • Episode 8: Emily Rosamond on Volatility, Social Media, and Financialization

    Episode 8: Emily Rosamond on Volatility, Social Media, and Financialization
    Jan 24 2025
    In episode eight, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by academic, artist, and writer Emily Rosamond. Emily's research focuses on social media, speculative logics of networked personhood, and financialization. Together, they explore the complex mediated public spheres of social media and the importance of understanding how volatile markets influence art-making and cultural production. Emily teaches at Goldsmiths, covering topics such as performance art, art theory, and digital publics. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory and is an associate editor for the Finance and Society journal.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 7: Suzie Plumb on Strategies for Diversity

    Episode 7: Suzie Plumb on Strategies for Diversity
    Oct 9 2024

    In episode seven, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by curator Suzie Plumb, the Arts Development Officer for the London Borough of Camden. She talks about investigating the often complicated histories of public artworks, and writing Camden’s Strategy for Diversity in the Public Realm 2023–2028. She also discusses her broader work across public art, with an interest in introducing art into unexpected places, always with a focus on creating meaningful encounters for the people who live with these spaces.


    Why not visit the Camden People's Museum at camdenpeoplesmuseum.org





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    44 mins
  • Episode 6: Janette Parris on the Importance of Everyday Spaces

    Episode 6: Janette Parris on the Importance of Everyday Spaces
    Aug 6 2024

    On episode six, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by the artist Janette Parris. Janette has shown internationally in spaces such as the ICA and Tate as well as in the public realm working with institutions like Art on the Underground in London. Using popular formats such as comics, opera, and the pop song, she has a knack for creating art that reflects on experiences that are both relatable and particular. Hovering between fiction and truth her work is carried through with an undercurrent of humour which is something you will find in her book ‘This is Not a Memoir’ out on Montez press. Buy it here https://www.antennebooks.com/product/this-is-not-a-memoir/

    Janette's work Mosaic here https://writersmosaic.org.uk/content/arch-comics-and-graphic-tales/



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