Agency #3: Toil

Book Presentation and Panel Discussion

What does “toil” mean for an artist? It could be all the toiling involved in making art, grasping at elusive ideas, staying driven over many years. Or it could be the daily struggle of existence as an artist, with rents going up in every major city, the political climate becoming more hostile to the arts. And it could be the metaphysical labor of art. What does it mean to make art today, and why does it matter? It is an objectively irrational thing to dedicate your life to. What is the true reward?

Bettina Brunner, curator, Vienna
Andrés Ramírez Gaviria, artist, Vienna
Annette Südbeck, curator, Vienna
Moderation: Yuki Higashino, artist, Vienna

Screening: Capital Feelings (2024), R: Laura Nitsch, 6 min.

Yuki Higashino, Elisabeth Kihlström, Andrés Ramírez Gaviria (Ed.), Agency #3: Toil, Vienna, 2025