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The value of small archives
Today, I’m republishing the first in a series of posts that originally appeared on websites that no longer exist. As I said a few days ago, my reasons for closing those sites remain sound, but some things vanished that merit another look. Sunday morning seems a suitable time for that, so I will make this…
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A fork in the road
At the end of last year, I closed two websites I’d maintained for many years and began to archive my work here. The reasons for doing so seemed good at the time, even necessary, but some things disappeared, while this site lost its clear focus on participatory art. To be honest, that was probably always…
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The story changes
The British parliamentary elections held on 4 July were characterised by cynicism and anger, reflecting a loss of confidence in democracy itself as a system for improving people’s lives. Since the bank failures of 2007, people have experienced a series of crises that have made them poorer and more insecure, while the public services that…
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What is precious?
There is so much about the contemporary art world that I dislike, that I have always stood against, and yet there is also something here that I value beyond measure. The tension is another source of energy in this restless art, preventing me from settling into the illusion of knowing. Today, it turns on the…
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Trusting each other
On Sunday, I cut short a trip to the Forest of Imagination to get home and vote in France’s early parliamentary elections. The day after tomorrow, the UK will go to the polls in a vote that could permanently change the country’s political landscape, and three days later the second round of the French elections might bring…
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François Matarasso 