The Globe and Mail: From composer Philip Glass to punk’s Joe Keithley, musicians have been on-side with Occupy, as have actors (Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon), filmmakers (Michael Moore, Paul Haggis) and other artists. But if Occupy feels so 2011, guess again: Creative types are among those keeping the spirit of the protest alive – including calls to action starting Friday.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Artists of all kinds carry the torch for the Occupy movement
The Globe and Mail: From composer Philip Glass to punk’s Joe Keithley, musicians have been on-side with Occupy, as have actors (Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon), filmmakers (Michael Moore, Paul Haggis) and other artists. But if Occupy feels so 2011, guess again: Creative types are among those keeping the spirit of the protest alive – including calls to action starting Friday.
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I cannot believe that some artists are going, most possibly the greatest and scariest lengths to make the occupy movement known: Cut the Whitney Biennial? Wow! I think that rocks. It would be such a devastation to have a year without it-- but still, is one of the only ways to really get people thinking, appreciating, and realizing who the 99 percent are. As much of a tragedy as it would be- I think they should do it. Artists have such a tremendous pull over our entertainment industry/ arts experience, and steering their creations to increase awareness or at least shake things up is a responsibility that they should hold true to. Maybe if people start taking their artwork away from the world, the world will have a little more respect for those who create for a living, rather than those who look over them.
Okay the majority of these sound like people just trying to commodify the occupy movement in order to make money. That's kinda screwed up if you ask me. It is hard as an artist not to sell out but I think that taking something that is so much about not profiting and trying to profit off of it is messed up. I think that it is important that all types of subcultures be involved with Occupy because without them, Occupy doesn't really have any strength, so this includes artists, but taking that a step farther and trying to sell that aesthetic to other people is just ridiculous, unless you are giving 100% of the proceeds back to the Occupy, and even then it is still monetarily profiting off of this thing that is supporting anti-consumption and profit.
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