Artist's Biography

Based in Los Angeles California, the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest Editorial Collective forwards political and cultural change in the neo-liberal age. We are a collectively-run DIY project; we publish books, host a public archive and public events, and also act as an art collective. The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest may be a rare critical machine in that, while it publishes critical theory, in spirit and practice it has as much in common with Indymedia as it does with October . We see our project and projects like it as a generous and rigorous possibility, filling the vacuum left after the de-funding of smaller institutions, the corporatization of knowledge production, and the ensuing commodification and spectacularization of discourse. We sculpt projects that concretely link knowledge, art, and activism to specific sites and contexts or that spark situations for community-based social change or creation. We work collaboratively with individuals and collectives on several continents. Current editorial collective members include Marc Herbst, Robby Herbst, and Christina Ulke.

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