Ai Weiwei and the Superficial Politics of Victimhood
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The image of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei lying prostrate on a stony beach in Greece, recreating the now iconic photo of drowned Syrian infant Alan Kurdi, has predictably gone viral and generated fierce argument about the role of art and politics.
The problem with an image of this sort is that its meaning is endlessly debatable.
Hazelwood is Burning, by Simon Cooper
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Inhaling the consequences of market emancipation in the La Trobe Valley
Enlightened Barbarism: On Zero Dark Thirty and the Torture Debate
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Whenever anyone declares that what they are doing is neutral or free of ideology we ought to be suspicious. This is even …
Arena Forum: Questioning Art and Politics
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How might artists respond to the social transformations occurring today? Can artists take on a political agenda without compromising their creativity?
Reflections on the Current Condition
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The Arena publications respond to the current crisis. By Geoff Sharp, Nonie Sharp, John Hinkson, Paul James, Alison Caddick, Simon Cooper
Murdoch’s Boyer Lectures
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Simon Cooper asks why the News Corp chief was given yet another soap box to air his views