Questioning neoliberalism: a collection of Jeff Derksen's writings on art, architecture, and globalism.
This collection of texts considers the
potential of art and culture during
the rise and grinding decline of the
long neoliberal moment. Identifying
three modes of negative euphoria—
market euphoria, the euphoria of the
present, and a cultural euphoria—
Jeff Derksen engages with the work
of artists such as Alfredo Jaar,
Andreas Geyer, and Sam Durant
in a mode of argument rooted in
cultural studies and contemporary
poetics. These essays identify the
possibilities of cultural and artistic
critique after globalization, and
focus on the pressures placed on
cities today—from the effects of
the Olympics and other mega-events,
to urban policies based on affect,
to the siren call of “the creative city.”
Jeff Derksen is a critic and poet based in Vancouver and Vienna. His on-going research investigates the effect of globalization on the production and experience of culture. His other books include Annihilated Time and the co-edited
Autogestion: Henri Lefebvre in New Belgrade. Derksen's critical writing has appeared in “Springerin,” “Archis,” “Open Letter,” “Camera Austria,” “C Magazine,” and “Hunch.” He is the editor of the cultural journal Line and teaches at Simon Fraser University.
