A manifesto for radical care or how to be a human in the arts

“This is a manifesto, a provocation to reimagine ourselves in relation to each other, to work and the arts. It is a set of principles that I hope will bring radical care into what we do — care that is generative and healing and joyful and unconditional; that contends with past and present injustices. Radical care means equitable, tangible and sustained improvements to collective wellbeing — not just for some. It requires a profound redistribution, not just of care work but of power and resources. Radical care is changing the material conditions of work and relationships.”

First published by Sydney Review of Books in 2022: https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/a-manifesto-for-radical-care-or-how-to-be-a-human-in-the-arts/
First print edition by Lumbung Press, realised in the framework of Documenta Fifteen, June 18–September 25, 2022. Available for purchase at: https://tianzhang.bigcartel.com/
Second print edition produced by Agnes Etherington Art Centre on the occasion of An Institute for Curatorial Inquiry, 14–19 August 2022. Available for purchase at: https://pariari.org/shop/a-manifesto-for-radical-care-tian-zhang