historically, experimentation always happens when there’s no market

‘If you think about it, historically, experimentation always happens when there’s no market, there’s a recession or a war. In the 1960s, there was Fluxus and Judson Dance Theater: things that didn’t make money but advanced ideas. I think it’s during these low points in socio-economic history that our culture really leaps forward.’

Diana Thater about artist-run spaces in Frieze 2021

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