Jonas Staal's Re-Forming Representation: An Afterall Essay by Sven Lütticken
Sven Lütticken's essay in Afterall Journal 52 examines Jonas Staal's practice through the dialectical relation between assembly-forms (summit, parliament, tribunal, council) and organizational structures. Staal's frameworks of Assemblism and Organizational Art are interrelated, aiming to foster emancipatory structures beyond horizontal spontaneist assemblies. The essay argues Staal seeks to re-form representation, engaging with Jacques Rancière's aesthetic regime that breaks with the representative regime of art. Published March 16, 2022, the analysis focuses on fundamental parameters rather than individual project details.
Key facts
- Essay published March 16, 2022 in Afterall Journal 52.
- Written by Sven Lütticken.
- Focuses on Jonas Staal's practice and his frameworks of Assemblism and Organizational Art.
- Staal's work includes Artist Organisations International at HAU Berlin.
- The essay examines assembly-forms: summit, parliament, tribunal, council.
- References Jacques Rancière's concept of the aesthetic regime.
- Staal aims to design assemblies to avoid endless debates and integrate them into long-term projects.
- The essay argues Staal seeks to re-form representation.
Entities
Artists
- Jonas Staal
Institutions
- Afterall
- HAU (Hebbel am Ufer)
- Artist Organisations International
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
Sources
- Afterall —