Facing Value

Radical perspectives from the arts

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Book launch Facing Value
Friday 31 March 2017 at Stroom Den Haag
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‘We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth'
Tony Judt, quoting Oscar Wilde.

Value as a non-economic notion is one of the hardest concepts to tackle. Although immaterial, value is one of the core ideas that shape society, influence hearts and minds, but it defies easy definition. Reformulating value as a constituting factor in an open and caring society requires a ‘tilting vision', which can be found especially among artists. In nine alternative rules of value creation, different approaches are put forward that may inspire to regain personal power, share creativity, face uncertainty, liberate time, allow variety, and support a more empathic and just society. By presenting an anthology of texts by architects, artists, philosophers, scientists, historians and economists, many image essays and three artist's contributions this book aims to rethink the scope and language of the current value system.

Editors:
Maaike Lauwaert & Francien van Westrenen

With a selection of texts by:
Julieta Aranda & Anton Vidokle, Franco ‘Bifo' Berardi, Marina van den Bergen & Piet Vollaard, R. Buckminster Fuller, Roger Caillois, Michel de Certeau, Céline Condorelli, Barry Farrell, Michel Foucault, Klaske Havik & Hans Teerds, Anthony Huberman, Charles Jencks & Nathan Silver, Tony Judt, Siegfried Kracauer, Bojana Kunst, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Marcel Mauss, Evgeny Morozov, Victor Papanek, Jan Ritsema, Richard Sennett, Viktor Shklovsky, Beverley Skeggs, Jan Verwoert.

Artist's contributions by:
Atelier Van Lieshout, Reto Pulfer, Navid Nuur

Published by Valiz with Stroom Den Haag.

Supported by: Stichting Doen and City of The Hague

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