Happy new Year all, here's my 1st review of 2014!-)
marc
Agit Disco VS The Zombie Apocalypse.
Marc Garrett reviews Stefan Szczelkun's book Agit Disco.
http://www.furtherfield.org/features/reviews/agit-disco-vs-zombie-apocalypse
The subtle and not so subtle domination by market interests of cultural
production and dialogue denies us all access to a wide spectrum of
creative expression, especially those that engage in subjects that
conflict with the agendas of those in power. Agit Disco by Stefan
Szczelkun published by Mute in 2012, combats this contemporary trend by
focusing on music, politics, DIY culture, and freedom of expression. In
doing so he starts to redress the lack of representation across the
board for those in grass roots culture and working class lives, whose
freedoms to have a voice in society are so commonly restricted.
“Agit Disco offers a breath of fresh air, in the fug of the developing
marketisation of everything. It presents grounded examples of difference
that contrast with the dominating view of entertainment systems. It
features 23 playlists put forward by 23 different writers, artist and
activists. It began as a set of mixed CDs and images, each chapter
includes annotations and illustrations. Its contributors are Sian
Addicott, Louise Carolin, Peter Conlin, Mel Croucher, Martin Dixon, John
Eden, Sarah Falloon, Simon Ford, Peter Haining, Stewart Home, Tom
Jennings, DJ Krautpleaser, Roger McKinley, Micheline Mason, Tracey
Moberly, Luca Paci, Room 13 – Lochyside Scotland, Howard Slater, Johnny
Spencer, Stefan Szczelkun, Andy T, Neil Transpontine, and Tom Vague.”
Stefan Szczelkun is an artist and author interested in culture and
democracy. In the early Seventies he was fortunate to be part of the
Scratch Orchestra and has since been involved with a series of artists
collectives. His doctoral research into the Exploding Cinema collective
was completed at the RCA in 2002. Recently his collaborative project
Agit Disco was published as a Mute book in 2012. He has been on the Mute
magazine editorial board since 2009, and currently working on
photographic and performance projects.
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