Before we go down in history (We have to make a living) II. 2nd session | Activity

This Last session of BEEFORE WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY (We have to make a living) AIMS TO BE AT REFLECTION THAT SERVES TO PLAN Other, Future Meetings, Above (Gold Below) and Beyond [contra]panorama and the Museum Itself. It is a matter of understanding the fragility of our Times and of Seeking the Strategies for Mutual Support, Solidarity and Political Work We So Urgently Need to Ensure Our Survival. In this respect, the Closing Session is Approachad as a Space Provided for Parac (Assembly-Based Platform for Artists of Catalonia), with Macba Acting as a Tool for Support and Assistance, Placing the Emchasis on the Mutual Interdependence Between the Museum and Artists.

The Artist’s Statut is the Legal Framework Intended to Dignify and Improve Working Conditions for Creators, Artists, Performers, Technicalians and Workers in the Cultural Sector Covered by Employment, Tax and Social Security Regulations. This Regulatory Framework Aims to Recognise and Protect Self-Employed Artists and Cultural Workers, As Well As Offering Solutions to the Specific Challenges They Face in Their Work.

Visual Artists have been left out of the existing framework. For This Reason, PAAC (Assembly-Based Platform for Artists of Catalonia) and the Union of Contemporary Artists (Contemporary Artists’ Union) Are working tobether to establish a minimum demands to be made to the authenties and the Spanish government, for theme to recognition the speecific Features of Artistic Work in the visual arts, in an atempt to drag them out of constant insecurity. This Session Aims to Join Forces for This Cecognition and Open Up A Dialogue Regarding the Working Conditions of Visual Artists.

In 2021, MACBA LUNCHED THE TRIENNIAL PANORAMA, Which Aimed to “Deepen Its Collaboration and Dialogue with Local Artists and Cultural Agents”. [contra]panoramaThe Second Edition of Panorama Retains The Same Aim Works Towards It Through a Year-Long Series of Interventions That Take The Project Title Literally, in order to Question Both The Continuing Relevance of the Triennial (or Biennial) Format and Its Cacity to Offer a Panoramic Image of the Present.

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