Date of Award
Fall 1-3-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Paul Ramirez Jonas
Second Advisor
Harper Montgomery
Academic Program Adviser
Carrie Moyer
Abstract
Gabino A. Castelán, tells a personal story of loss that influenced his artistic practice. He embraced this narrative to create two projects “Practice of Everyday Life-205 (PoEL-205) and the formation of a temporary collective called, Cultural Workers. He presents two case studies of twenty-first century artists, whose projects have business models that allow them to function in social roles during political and social turmoil. "Conflict Kitchen" and "Rebuild Foundation" provide context about running for-profit and not-for-profit artistic practices. Castelan writes about these projects' influencing his artistic practice in general.
Recommended Citation
Castelan, Gabino A., "The Social Role of the Artist" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/572
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