About
What to expect
The event is not a conventional book presentation but a wider conversation starting from Marco Baravalle's book The Battleground of Art: Radical Curating in the Crisis of Neoliberalism (Verso Books, 2026).
The book discusses institutional autonomy, collective organisation, cultural labour, decolonisation and the commons.
- With Kate Cooper, Aria Spinelli and Mikki Stelder
- On radical curating, counter-institutions and commoning
- The book looks at alter-institutions and cultural work
- Also: independent cultural spaces in Venice and Palestine
Questions
When does Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art start and end?
Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art runs Friday, 20 November 2026, 17:00 until 19:30.
Where is Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art?
Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art takes place at Bushuis, Kloveniersburgwal 48, Amsterdam.
How much are tickets for Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art?
Tickets for Boeklancering: The Battleground of Art cost from €3 on the official ticket shop.
Is this a normal book presentation?
No. The book is the starting point for a wider conversation about radical curating, counter-institutions, commoning and the political possibilities of cultural work.
What does the book cover?
It looks at how artists, curators and cultural workers built alternative institutional forms in response to the neoliberalisation of art and culture. It moves between the history of radical art and contemporary practices, including independent cultural spaces in Venice and cultural resistance in Palestine.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Bushuis, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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