The art world is not an abstract place, it is shaped through human experiences and connections. Neutrality does not exist in our experiences and is a concept we can just find in textbooks, life is much more complex and fascinating.
Read MoreDigital Life Design (DLD) is a global conference network, organized by the Munich based DLD Media, a company of the German publishing house Burda Digital. DLD acts as a platform for an exchange of future visions and experiences, driven by the mission to create a network of innovation, digital prospects, science and culture.
Read MoreLast year I started with the interview series on what success looks like to arts professionals and people working in the creative industry. It is an attempt to redefine what success is and find personal attempts to define a sustainable definition of creative work.
Read MorePutting pen to paper to reflect on the past year. An incomplete inventory of things that mattered to me in 2017.
Read MoreA love letter to discipline or the quest to keep working despite the ideal circumstances.
Read MoreWhile it is scary to put this personal thoughts out there one of the biggest lessons I've learned this year is that vulnerability leads to meaningful connections. To honor this lesson I published my personal reflections.
Read MoreIn several interviews I ask curators, academics, artists and other friends and colleagues from the creative field on their thoughts about what success in the arts looks like for them. It is part of my long-term project "Art as Labor".
Read MoreWe are told the myth that working harder will be rewarded one day with success. The problem is that sacrification does not necessarily lead to the expected outcome and leaves us drained instead. We need to find a more sustainable approach if we talk about work, in particular if we're talking about creative work. In several interviews I ask curators, academics, artists and other friends and colleagues from the creative field on their thoughts on what success in the arts looks like for them. It is part of my long-term project "Art as Labor" that tries to approach labor issues in the arts and provide more personal conversations. It is about finding a sustainable way to work in the arts and to understand that creative work is a long-term commitment.
Read MorePeople often ask what I mean if I say that the private is political. It means for me that we develop beliefs and thought patterns based on our private experiences, it means that we will engage more passionately with experiences that we share and it also means that we need more radical empathy in a time that can feel like we are so different. So here I am taking a bold step and walking the talk...
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Anabel Roque Rodríguez is a curator, writer and art historian based in Switzerland and Germany, but open to travel to other areas. She is interested in the relation of art to the public and site specific conditions. She works within the realm of contemporary art with strong roots in its historic past. To understand an development, one has to situate it retrospective. Her focus includes political art, the artist as activist, art as labor, feminism, photography and the art market.
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