London, Ramallah, Toronto, Ljubljana (Jan/Feb 2020 newsletter)
Based in London March-May 2020 I will be based in London, UK from March 1 to May 31, 2020. While there I will be working with Dr. Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou on a new project about the financialized roots of the epidemic … Continue reading London, Ramallah, Toronto, Ljubljana (Jan/Feb 2020 newsletter)
Fall 2019 newsletter
My next book, Revenge Capitalism: The Ghosts of Empire, the Demons of Capital, and the Settling of Unpayable Debts will be published by Pluto in Spring 2020. I’ll be in Europe this fall for a few events: November 2, Rome: … Continue reading Fall 2019 newsletter
Epic interview on art and money, plus (summer updates)
Some news, plus a four-part podcast interview about art, money, activism and more. Continue reading Epic interview on art and money, plus (summer updates)
Revenge, art, money (interviews)
Three recent interviews about revenge, art and money Continue reading Revenge, art, money (interviews)
Currencies of the undercommons: The hidden ledger of proletarian money sabotage
The Institute for Network Cultures has just published the State Machines Reader (free online!), edited by Yiannis Colakides, Marc Garrett and Inte Gloerich. It’s a phenomenal collection of essays, art and interventions in which I have a chapter titled “Currencies … Continue reading Currencies of the undercommons: The hidden ledger of proletarian money sabotage
Two conferences in April on debt, finance, empire, race and colonialism
“Finance Capital & the Ghosts of Empire” (April 5-6 in Sussex) and “Digital/Debt/Empire” (April 25-28) in Vancouver. Continue reading Two conferences in April on debt, finance, empire, race and colonialism
The colonial secrets of Canada’s most racist city
I forgot to update this site with the publication, last month, of my essay (with an audio version) “The colonial secrets of Canada’s most racist city” in ROAR Magazine: https://roarmag.org/essays/colonial-secrets-canadas-racist-city/
Continue reading The colonial secrets of Canada’s most racist city
Our opium wars, art under an empire of unpayable debts and the order of the derivative
Three newish pieces on the opioid crisis, the debt crisis and the financial crisis. Continue reading Our opium wars, art under an empire of unpayable debts and the order of the derivative
London launch events, December 2018
Book events in London Dec. 5, 6 and 9 for Art After Money, Money After Art Continue reading London launch events, December 2018
Counterspeculation: Podcast, audio-tour and blog
A podcast, audio-tour and blog series about finance and the imagination, organized and curated by Max Haiven and Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou in collaboration with the UCL Urban Lab Continue reading Counterspeculation: Podcast, audio-tour and blog
October launch events for Art after Money
Launch events in NYC Oct 7, 10 and 11, in the GTA on Oct 12 and 15 and beyond. Continue reading October launch events for Art after Money
“Colonial Debts, Imperial Insolvencies, Extractive Nostalgias” focus section of Discover Society
Clea Bourne, Paul Gilbert, Johnna Montgomerie and I have edited a special section of Discover Society on the topic of “Colonial Debts, Imperial Insolvencies, Extractive Nostalgias,” building on the illuminating gathering we organized on the topic last Fall in London. Continue reading “Colonial Debts, Imperial Insolvencies, Extractive Nostalgias” focus section of Discover Society
Call for hosts: talks and workshops (2018/2019) – Art after Money, Money after Art
This fall and winter I have some capacity and resources to travel in North America and Europe to deliver talks and workshops associated with my new book Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization Continue reading Call for hosts: talks and workshops (2018/2019) – Art after Money, Money after Art
Counterspeculations blog series on the financial imagination
A series of fascinating essays on finance and the imagination, published by Public Seminar Continue reading Counterspeculations blog series on the financial imagination
RiVAL July 2018 newsletter
A newsletter detailing recent and upcoming activities of the ReImagining Value Action Lab (RiVAL), which I co-direct. Continue reading RiVAL July 2018 newsletter
“Are your children old enough to learn about May ’68?’: Recalling the radical event, refracting utopia and commoning memory” (article, chapter, interview)
An article, a book chapter and an audio interview about May 1968 and its legacies Continue reading “Are your children old enough to learn about May ’68?’: Recalling the radical event, refracting utopia and commoning memory” (article, chapter, interview)
Colonial Debts Extractive Nostalgias Imperial Insolvencies – Call for Interventions
A call for blog posts and full-length essays on the theme “colonial debts, extractive nostalgias, and imperial insolvencies” Continue reading Colonial Debts Extractive Nostalgias Imperial Insolvencies – Call for Interventions
Navigating finance and the imagination in the City of London – a walking assembly (April 14)
A collaborative walking tour on finance and the imagination of the City of London, in the spirit of Cornelius Castoriadis. Continue reading Navigating finance and the imagination in the City of London – a walking assembly (April 14)
Essay on art crypts and cryptocurrencies in INC’s Moneylab Reader 2
I have a chapter on “The Crypt of Art, the Decryption of Money, the Encrypted Common and
the Problem with Cryptocurrencies” in the Moneylab Reader 2 Continue reading Essay on art crypts and cryptocurrencies in INC’s Moneylab Reader 2
RiVAL 2017 December newsletter
The ReImagining Value Action Lab, a workshop for the radical imagination, was established in September 2017. Continue reading RiVAL 2017 December newsletter
Coming soon: Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization (Pluto, 2018)
I am now putting the finishing touches on the manuscript for a book titled Art After Money, Money After Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization to be published by Pluto Press of London in 2018 Continue reading Coming soon: Art after Money, Money after Art: Creative Strategies Against Financialization (Pluto, 2018)
Cultures of Financialization out in paperback
Excerpts and radio interviews on the occasion of the paperback edition of my book on “Fictitious Capital in Popular Culture and Everyday Life” Continue reading Cultures of Financialization out in paperback
“Participatory art within, against and beyond financialization” appears in Cultural Studies
After a lengthy wait my article “Participatory art within, against and beyond financialization: Benign pessimism, tactical parasitics and the encrypted common” has been published by the journal Cultural Studies. Continue reading “Participatory art within, against and beyond financialization” appears in Cultural Studies
Towards a materialist theory of revenge: The lives of Witches (Vagabonds 001)
I’m very pleased to announce my essay Towards a materialist theory of revenge: The lives of Witches is the first in a new series of peer-reviewed working papers, VAGABONDS, which I edit under the auspices of the ReImagining Value Action Lab. Continue reading Towards a materialist theory of revenge: The lives of Witches (Vagabonds 001)
