Against conceptualism, hedonism and the cult of the ego-artist.

shothotbot — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:35:46 -0800

The Stuckists are a loosely affiliated group of artists - mainly painters - with some strong opinions, helpfully spelled out in a manifesto. From the manifesto:

Stuckism is the quest for authenticity.
Artists who don’t paint aren’t artists.
Art that has to be in a gallery to be art isn’t art
The Stuckist is opposed to the sterility of the white wall gallery system and calls for exhibitions to be held in homes

Formed in 1999, they are against conceptual art, gallery-award culture, hold a pretty serious grudge against Damian Hurst and annually protest the ceremony of Britian's Turner Prize. Here is a collection of self-diagnosed Stuckist paintings on flickr. Many more artists can be found by following the links here. From the website: The name Stuckism was derived, in the best art historical tradition, from an insult, in this case from 1999 Turner Prize Nominee, Tracey Emin, to ex-boyfriend, Billy Childish: "Your paintings are stuck, you are stuck! Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!" There is an second - but not final - manifesto called Remodernism: towards a new spirituality in art. It was written at about the same time as the original Stuckist manifesto which seems to be a guidelines for a sort of non-painters auxiliary.

We don't need more dull, boring, brainless destruction of convention, what we need is not new, but perennial.
The Remodernist's job is to bring God back into art but not as God was before.
Why do we need a new spirituality in art? Because connecting in a meaningful way is what makes people happy.

Previously.

The Situationist International

OmieWise — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:11:03 -0800

The Situationist International (this is a punk rock introduction from 1984, published in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll), a group of artists, writers and filmmakers from Europe, were active as a group from 1957-1968. Their influence extended beyond those confines, though, as Greil Marcus outlined in Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century. Ken Knabb has released online his indispensable Situationist International Anthology, and has collected many other crucial texts, including many about San Francisco Situationist groups, at The Bureau of Public Secrets. A more recent appropriation of Situationist rhetoric and strategies can be found in Ulysses Speaks (previous MeFi link here), the organ of the DC punk rock band Nation of Ulysses. More information and Situationist repositories here and (including a detailed timeline) here.

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Against conceptualism, hedonism and the cult of the ego-artist.

The Situationist International