Occupant Art History

#OWS is as much a cultural intervention as it is an economic or political movement. From its inception, art making has been a central task, and work has been donated, documented, and performed in the name of solidarity, critical agency, and socio-cultural experimentation. But as that work accumulates it presents a new need for models of organization and contextualization, especially now that arts organizations have proposed exhibitions.  

                The Occupant Art History section of the website will host any documents relevant to the critical organization or historicization of #OWS visual artwork. This includes discussions of art historical precedent (like mini-histories of past movements relevant to #OWS) as well as new approaches to work generated in the name of the movement. Any art historical or art critical inquiry is welcome. In order to submit work, please use the “contact” form through the Occupennial Website.