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Three volumes, mainly in digital format, include networks of content linked to the Commonwealth project.

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Now Reading: Issue 1

Publication Date: 12/3/20

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Three volumes, mainly in digital format, include networks of content linked to the Commonwealth project.

Now Reading: Issue 1

Publication Date: 12/3/20

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Tools for Uncertainty

By: Por: The Editors, with illustrations by Lorraine Rodríguez

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  • Words have power – they can define, they can hurt, and they can compel action. Words can also have meaning and function beyond their intended use – like using a lighter to open a bottle. In these ways, words are tools. Inspired by Beta-Local’s exploration of the concepts of “common wealth” and “common debt,” we developed a set of “tools” central to the ideas of a commonwealth — common words that unlock, intrigue, and challenge our thinking. By exploring the depth and power of these words, we deepen our understanding about what we all have in common.

    Colonize
    Resources
    Power
    payback
    Water
    Space
    ACCOUNTABILITY
    Energy
    past
    present
    Future
    Public
    INTERDEPENDENCE
    Generation
    Resistance
    RECONCILE
    Collectivity
    Wealth
    Neighbors
    Currents
    Currency
    Common
    Banda
    Debt
    Individual
    Education
    Crack / Fissure
    Trace
    Empathy
    Sudor
    Access
    Weapons
    Boundaries
    Community
    Family
    Food
    INFRASTRUCTURE
    GENTRIFICATION
    Institutions
    Knowledge
    Love
    People
    Safety
    Memory
    EXPERIENCE
    values
    Promise
    SOVEREIGNTY
    permanent
    temporary
    sustainable
    Imagination
    Shadow

    Estas son tus herramientas. Úsalas como correspondeThese are your tools. Use them accordingly

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    Commonwealth is organized and curated by Beta-Local co-directors Pablo Guardiola, Michael Linares, and nibia pastrana santiago and former co-director Sofía Gallisá Muriente; ICA at VCU Chief Curator Stephanie Smith; Noah Simblist, Chair of Painting + Printmaking at VCUarts; and Kerry Bickford, Director of Programs, Nicole Pollard, Program Coordinator and Nato Thompson, Sueyun and Gene Locks Artistic Director at Philadelphia Contemporary.

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    Many thanks to everyone who contributed their presence, voice, creativity, and care to this project. through their collaborations with Beta-Local, See the ICA full list here

    The project is supported in part by the William Penn Foundation and Virginia Commonwealth University; the local regranting initiative in Philadelphia is supported by the Penn Foundation.

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