Episode 38: Arion Toles: Power, Identity and the Art of Being "Unresolved"
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English - December 06, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBArts Society & Culture Philosophy art philosophy aesthetics conversations philosophers talkpopc thought individualism conceptual brooklyn Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Arion references the book The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study, by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten, which criticizes and tries to reform one's relation to the state and avoid being categorized specifically for the ends for state power. Identity is important, and Arion draws on his love of free-form jazz to make the point that we can be in the state of "being unresolved", and by staying in that unresolved state we can thus resist being categorized. He argues that the art he responds to the most is art that allows one to stay in that open-ended way. The idea of being open to possibilities has radical implications. He refers to his experience in spending time in DIY and artists communes, and urges people to make some changes "throw some concerts in your living room, have a bunch of strangers into your house, and use your house into a space for community..." Stay unresolved.