About the Artist

Ashley Hunt is an artist, activist and writer who engages the ideas of social movements, modes of learning and public discourse. His work is often concerned with questions of power and the ways that some people have more access to it and others have less. Among his works are the ongoing “Corrections Documentary Project” (1999–present), “On Movement Thought and Politics,” a collaboration with Taisha Paggett (2004–present), “A World Map: In Which We See…,” (2004–2010), and “9 Scripts From a Nation at War” (2007), a collaboration with Andrea Geyer, Sharon Hayes, Katya Sander and David Thorne, commissioned originally for Documenta 12.

His works have been presented at the the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Modern, P.S.1/MOMA, the Nottingham Contemporary, the Gallery at REDCAT, Documenta 12, the 3rd Bucharest Biennial, and various community-based venues throughout the United States. He has also worked closely with grassroots organizations, including concentrated work with Critical Resistance over the past ten years. Recent publications include Printed Project (’09), On Knowledge: A Critical Studies Reader (’08), Radical History Review (’08), Journal of Aesthetics and Protest (’08, ’07, ’05), Art Journal (’07), An Atlas of Radical Cartography (’07) and Rethinking Marxism (’06).

Ashley's full website: www.ashleyhunt.info

 

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