Can do Can not do

Arjan Stockhausen, Elmar Hermann, Josha Fidorra, Konstantinos Angelos Gavrias, Linan Zhu, Mena Moskopf, Marcel Stahn, Matthis Bacht, Simon Wallnoefer

Info: Michael Asher’s colloquiums lasted 24 hours with no breaks, and there could be a really intense focus on just one thing for twelve hours. It’s hard at that young age to sit still like that, but I was very happy to have that discipline later on. John Baldessari was always kind of asleep in the back of his classroom, so we were on our own basically. That was also great because we just had to figure it out. His sense of humor really helped make his classes more special. – Rita McBride

 

We’re witnessing an unprecedented phenomenon: more art academies and more art students than at any point in history. From a macro perspective, this expansion has passively created a production treadmill. We must examine both the necessity of this model and its hidden erosive effects. What sustainable framework should bind Akademie, pedagogy, and artistic practice? What foundational principles ensure their enduring vitality? While the system promises freedom, it conceals an inherent demand for output, one that fractures individuality. How do we reclaim agency? (…)