Greg Sholette from grantee Social Practice Queens addresses Futurity through Collective Writing

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In Welcome to Our Bare Artworld Greg Sholette has instigated a blog trilogy in which a number of writers address the concept of Futurity. In the third iteration on Futurity, featured writers include Marco Baravalle, Carlos Garrido Castellano, Kim Charnley, and Karen van den Berg.

As Sholette writes “Part three of this blog triad about speculative fiction and art was supposed to focus on the concept of futurity. It was also intended to offer a positive affirmation of things to come, or that might come. That plan, which was already daunting back in November, now appears impossible. So, with little to lose, I turn to a collective effort.

Below you will find an expanding series of reports discussing current conditions and future possibilities from comrades around the world who reflect on the global crisis from their respective positioning of isolated struggle. The primary question I asked them is how does collectivism work in a time of social distancing?: And what future do you see coming?  Some responded directly, others had already written recent texts that I excerpted below (with the option to read more). As new reports arrive, I will continue to add these to the blog.”

You can read entries to this blog here.