Why are contemporary artists increasingly engaging with some of the most pressing issues facing our world today, from globalisation, migration and citizenship to conflict, sustainability, gentrification, terrorism and social activism? Join Anthony Downey, author of Art and Politics Now, and artist Renzo Martens for a conversation chaired by Elvira Dyangani Ose, addressing the implications of these developments and inviting us, in turn, to rethink what we mean by the terms ‘political’, ‘engagement’, and ‘activism’.
