Image Transfer - evaluating the ethics of art sponsorsDear AACORNERs,
Recently, I had a problem with a virus or a hacker.
More than two years of my in-box e-mails disappeared.
I would be most grateful
if you could help me recover your e-mails
sent from December 2003 until January 2006.
Would you be kind enough to send them again?
Sincerely,
Fernando Pereira Alves
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From: Carey Young
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:09 PM
Subject: Image Transfer - evaluating the ethics of art sponsors
Hello Aacorners
I thought this new workshop, which is on right now in Umea, Sweden, may be of interest to the Aacorn group.
All the best
Carey Young
Image Transfer
3 day workshop on 10 - 12 Jan
with Carey Young, artist, and Deborah Doane, campaigner, writer and researcher
launched at the Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University, Sweden
'Image Transfer' is a new workshop focussing on the issues for artists and art institutions in accepting corporate sponsorship and patronage. What exactly are companies 'buying' when they sponsor an artist or an exhibition? What 'image' do artists, and the arts in general, transfer on to sponsors? What might be the ethical issues for an artist in selling their work to corporate collections? How might an artist decide whether to participate in an exhibition which is sponsored by a company with a track record of social or environmental destruction? How can artists find and evaluate the often-hidden 'background' information on a company's ethics and operations?
This unique workshop is led by artist Carey Young and Deborah Doane, a leading expert in the field of corporate accountability. It focuses on developing knowledge, research and analytical skills, and has been designed for fine artists, art students, exhibition curators and those working in the arts.
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About Carey Young
Carey Young is an artist based in London. Her artistic interests centre on language and the body as subject to the rapacious growth of globalised business and law. Her works employ a variety of media including performance, installation, photography, video and text, and often take the form of a performative system or process. She has exhibited widely at venues including Paula Cooper Gallery (New York), Index (Stockholm), Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, (Copenhagen) and Rooseum (Malmö) and has given public lectures on her work at Witte de With (Rotterdam), Tate Modern (London) and the MOMA (New York.) For more info see
http://www.careyyoung.com
About Deborah Doane
Deborah Doane is a campaigner, writer and researcher in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility, focusing on public policy, ethical trading and global sustainability. Born in Canada and based in London, she has been a guest lecturer at the London School of Economics and Harvard University and is a frequent media commentator for TV and publications such as The Guardian, The Economist and the Stanford University Social Innovation Review. For more info see http://www.deborahdoane.com
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Carey Young
- +44 (0) 7956 580 103
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- www.careyyoung.com
- Forthcoming shows and publications:
+ 'The British Art Show 6', Cornerhouse, Manchester, opens late Jan 06
+ Chris Townsend, 'New Art from London', Thames and Hudson
