Circulationism

Names

• Circulationism

Origin

• Coined by artist Hito Steyerl in her 2014 publication, Circulationism.

Definitions and Descriptions

• Hito Steyerl suggests, "What the Soviet avant-garde of the twentieth century called productivism – the claim that art should enter production and the factory – could now be replaced by circulationism. Circulationism is not about the art of making an image, but of post-producing, launching, and accelerating it. It is about the public relations of images across social networks, about advertisement and alienation, and about being as suavely vacuous as possible."

Exhibitions

• Circulationism, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2014. Solo show by Hito Steyerl with accompanying programming of discussions.

Discussions

• Circulationism I, Van Abbemuseum, May 24, 2014. Speakers: Josephine Bosma, Metahaven, David Riff and Hito Steyerl.

Publications

Books

• Hito Steyerl, Circulationism, Edited by MUAC, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, México City, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, September 15 2014.

See Also

Ambiguationist, Post-internet art, Productivism, Meta, Meta Images, Post-Production, Relational Aesthetics, Consumerism, Post-Platform