Systems of Exchange

How do we circulate our work?
As producers of culture, we look to alternative models for the display and exchange of art that operate financially without giving up content for exchange value. Mess Hall's Claire Pentecost and Marianne Fairbanks reflected on their system of generosity, self-appointment and merit rather than obligation where time = money, discussing potential trajectories in our studio this week.
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If, as Marx writes, a commodity fetish obscures the mode of production, what can we gain by understanding our entire system of production (material and labor)?