{"product_id":"the-oracle-on-fantasy-and-freedom-9781915609779","title":"The Oracle: On Fantasy and Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the potential regeneration of democracy: how artists can work toward a sense of collective relevance required to face the future's dark challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oracle \u003c\/i\u003enames and honors the symbolic place from where all beings wonder about the course of life. Because we care about tomorrow, we should assume we care about staying alive, about a world in peaceful coexistence. Times of increasing insecurity and the experience of living in a world that refuses to acknowledge our needs give rise to various forms of escapism and misguided decision-making. Searching for big answers and expecting significant movements capable of undoing the damage of wars and dark forces seems unrealistic. Art assumes the existence of a tiny but meaningful spot from which to dream and demand freedom and peace. \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle \u003c\/i\u003eis about this spot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oracle \u003c\/i\u003ehas been published on the occasion of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaja Petrovic-Steger, Sadie Plant, Manca G. Renko, Renata Saleci, Svetlana Slapsak \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCopublished by International Centre for Graphic Arts (MGLC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAjda Ana Kocutar is a curator, writer, and editor based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is a co-founder and member of the curatorial team of \u003ci\u003eETC. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, showcasing art \"from the Balkans to the Baltic\" in both printed and exhibition formats. She was the assistant curator of the \u003ci\u003e36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts: The Oracle\u003c\/i\u003e, curated by Chus Martínez. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Spain, Chus Martínez has a background in philosophy and art history. She is Head of the Institute Art Gender Nature, Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW (Switzerland), associate curator of TBA21 (Madrid\/Venice), and Artistic Director of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts. She has been the Chief Curator at El Museo Del Barrio, New York, dOCUMENTA (13) Head of Department, Chief Curator at MACBA, Barcelona, and Director of the Frankfurter Kunstverein. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Complex Answer: On Art as a Non-Binary Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e (Sternberg Press, 2023), \u003ci\u003eLike This: Natural Intelligence As Seen by Art\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eCoding Care\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Sabine Himmelsbach) (Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2022).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sternberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52141466517778,"sku":"9781915609779","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f10f476-c308-4f47-aab3-182224d78d19.jpg?v=1774450820","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oracle-on-fantasy-and-freedom-9781915609779","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}