Spike Forum @ Joinery 2019: Jeanne-Salomé Rochat, David Rudnick and Julian Zigerli, Toke Lykkeberg

‘The Artist as Creative Director / The Creative Director as Artist’ Speakers: Jeanne-Salomé Rochat, David Rudnick and Julian Zigerli, moderated by Toke Lykkeberg What is the role of the artist in contemporary corporate culture and the digital platform economy? What does participating in this world say about one’s politics? Many artists keep their position deliberately ambiguous – affirmative and critical at once. We need new tools to understand what is happening, where it might lead, and how it will destroy models of identity and habits of thought that were long taken for granted. A new initiative of LISTE is the Joinery. On the one hand it is a place where galleries can extend their presentations by showing videos and performances that exceed the limitations of their stands, while on the other hand it is a meeting point and think tank that considers the latest topics in contemporary art discourse. In addition to an exhibition at Druckwerk, this year’s special guest Spike Art Magazine was invited to curate the Spike Forum, a discourse programme that will take place under the title “The Artist as X: A Series of Conversations on New Artistic Strategies”.