The Fundació Joan Miró presents a genealogy of doit-yourself artistic practices
(Artdaily.org)

Self-Organization is an exhibition project by Catalan artist and curator Antonio Ortega based on a personal and historical overview of some of the works associated with the DIY practices that started to find their way into art, particularly from the 1960s onwards. The exhibition also addresses recent work by artists, in an effort to try and appreciate the potential of some of their attitudes regarding self-organization. As Ortega explains, by using selforganization strategies, “these artists have taken control over the production, diffusion and reception of their works through gestures of empowerment that have resulted in new ways of understanding and experiencing art.” The exhibition also shows how DIY attitudes raise broader issues relating to aspects such as the role of the spectator in art, the meaning of art in contemporary practice, and the relationship between