Globalization was expected to drive continuous growth, but instead, there is now a focus on circulating commodities and services faster rather than producing new ones. This emphasis on speeding up the exchange and circulation of goods has become the main source of economic profit in the last 50 years. The shift towards rapid exchange and direct access has not significantly enhanced productivity or expanded production in the 21st century. This change in economic basis has led to a questioning of the changing ideology and style, where art and values may be influenced by the rapid and direct nature of economic transactions.
This week, the fellas are back with Anna Kornbluh. When we spoke with Alenka Zupančič recently, she told us we should interview Anna about her new book Immediacy Or, The style of Too Late Capitalism. So we did!
We’re talking mediation, the negative, Van Gogh immersive experiences, Sartre, Žižek’s early work on film, and the end of futurity.
Enjoy!