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We got off to a slow start this month and almost forgot to send the newsletter! Perhaps we’d rather be hibernating right now? Or more likely, we’re still coming down from the fantastic [ARTCRAWL] that Cristina Sousa Martinez put together for us in January.

Daniel Toca, Museum of Portable Sound. Hamilton's Cafe, 28 Jan 2017. [ARTCRAWL]#10: Mayfair to Fitzrovia, Curated by Cristina Sousa Martinez. Photo by John Kannenberg. — Daniel Toca, Museum of Portable Sound. Hamilton’s Cafe, 28 Jan 2017. [ARTCRAWL]#10: Mayfair to Fitzrovia, Curated by Cristina Sousa Martinez. Photo by John Kannenberg.

We’re back this Friday, 10 February to discuss commodity fetishism with Karl Marx at [SYMPOSIUM] hosted at Wimbledon Art Studios, courtesy of Dasha Loyko. Please read on for more details.
We have to wait a little longer for The Field to emerge from its restructuring process so in March we will be at MayDay Rooms, and the Rum Factory and Westminster Arts Library in the following months (TBC). If you’re interested in participating, contributing or collaborating please come to one of our events or get in touch.

[SYMPOSIUM] Marx: The Fetishism of the Commodity and its Secret
Friday, 10 February 2017, 18:00 – 20:30
Wimbledon Art Studios, 10 Riverside Rd, London SW17 0BB
Free, please book your place
In February we’re reading The Fetishism of the Commodity and its Secret, from Karl Marx’s Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867), the keystone of Marx’s critique of the capitalist mode of production.

[ARTCRAWL] CANCELLED this month
Many thanks to Cristina Sousa Martínez who curated a fantastic crawl in January. A wonderful time was had by all 15 adults and 2 toddlers who participated. Thanks to Irene Barontini and Sophia Contemporary for an interesting discussion on contemporary art in Iran, and to John Kannenberg for guiding us on an exciting visit to the The Museum of Portable Sound. You can view photos and feedback on the Facebook event page.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES]
The list of deadlines, announcements and opportunities is absolutely brimming this month.
Please check back because the list is updated regularly. If you would like to post open calls, opportunities or vacancies please send us the details.

^{IMAGE CREDITS

Piero Manzoni [1961] Artist’s Shit (Merda d’artista). 90 tin cans, each filled with 30 grams faeces, 4.8 x 6.5 cm.}
^{Renzo Picasso [1929] Piccadilly Circus.}

Aesthetics, Affect, Artcrawl

[SYMPOSIUM] #11 Badiou: Art & Philosophy with Kerry W. Purcell at The Field, 14 October 2017. Photo by Stephen Bennett.

Disastrous and distressing in so many ways, 2016 was also an encouraging start for [ART&CRITIQUE]. The network has grown exponentially, we introduced new regular and one-off events, we participated in the Antiuniversity Now! Festival and we were interviewed on Dissident Island Radio. We have a new Event Calendar and we’ve started a new Members & Contributors section, we have a new fast server and domain (artandcritique.uk), and we’re migrating the data. To support this work we have started collecting donations at our events and although we’re far from breaking even, the project is more sustainable. In 2017 we have plans for new regular events, exhibitions, workshops, courses, collaborations, participation in festivals and an alternative art education co-op. Thanks to everyone who has contributed, participated and supported this project. If you’re interested in participating, contributing or collaborating please come to one of our events get in touch. Looking forward to see you in 2017!

[SYMPOSIUM] O’Sullivan: The Aesthetics of Affect
Friday, 13 January 2017, 18:00 – 20:30
V22 Louise House, Dartmouth Rd, London SE23 3HZ
Free, please book your place
For our first event in 2017 we’re heading to Forest Hill to discuss Simon O’Sullivan‘s 2001 essay The Aesthetics of Affect: Thinking Art Beyond Representation with Katie Tysoe.

[ARTCRAWL] Mayfair to Fitzrovia
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 14:00–17:00
Curated by Cristina Sousa Martínez
Free, booking not required
On the last Saturday of January we will meet in Mayfair to visit Sophia Contemporary Gallery, the Museum of Portable Sound and Carroll / Fletcher. Please visit the page for a schedule & map of the route.

[COURSE] Critical Theory in Contemporary Art Practice
12 Jan – 16 Mar 2017, Thursdays 6pm-8:30pm
Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU
This intensive course provides an encompassing introduction to key discourses that inform the production and interpretation of contemporary art, a supportive environment to articulate your practice, and a critical framework to exchange ideas on art production, exhibition & reception.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES]
The list of deadlines, announcements and opportunities is absolutely brimming this month. Please check back because the list is updated regularly. To post open calls, opportunities or vacancies on this list please send us the details.

^{IMAGE CREDITS

Wassily Kandinsky [1923] Circles in a Circle. Oil on canvas, 98.7 x 96.6 cm.}
^{Ward Shelley [2008] Who Invented the Avant Garde, ver. 2. Oil and toner on mylar, 28.5 x 62.5 inches.}

sophia kosmaoglou

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Aesthetics, Affect, Artcrawl