But is it ART? Depends on how you define "art"...

It's actually not a new thing. Art has often pushed beyond the traditional boundary of "aesthetic object":

• ​Dada (1915)
  • see also, Marcel Duchamp and the "readymade"
• CoBrA (1948)
• Situationist International​ (1957)
  • see also, Asger Jorn and the "modification"​​

So who are some contemporary artists working to question culture and make social change? 

• Who are the Key Figure in Socially Engaged Art Today?

Culture Jamming! You can change the message.

Art Collectives: Working together for greater impact.

Art Collectives - working together for greater impact:

• Critical Art Ensemble @ http://critical-art.net/​
• Workingman Collective @ https://wmcpublicdomain.wordpress.com/​​

The Artist as Researcher: Artistic process:

Consider how the steps in the Artistic Thinking Process are analogous to research. Consider also how these steps can be used by individuals as well as collaborators. It's a cycle of inquiry... keep asking questions, keep making art!

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