Preface ix

1. Introduction

The Art of Social Cooperation: An American Framework 1

2. Cooperation Goes Public
Consequences of a Gesture and 100 Victoria/10,000 Tears 51

Interview: Daniel Joseph Martinez, artist, and Gregg M. Horowitz, philosophy professor
Chicago Urban Ecology Action Group 76

Follow-Up Interview: Naomi Beckwith, participant

3. Museum, Education, Cooperation
Memory of Surfaces 90

Interview: Ernesto Pujol, artist, and David Henry, museum educator

4. Overview

Temporary Coaltions, Mobilized Communities, and Dialogue as Art 114

Interview: Grant Kester, art historian

5. Social Vision and a Cooperative Community
Project Row Houses 132

Interview: Rick Lowe, artist, and Mark Stern, professor of social history and urban studies

6. Participation, Planning, and a Cooperative Film
Blot Out the Sun 152

Interview: Harrell Fletcher, artist, and Ethan Seltzer, professor of urban studies and planning
Ride Out the Sun 174

Follow-up Interview: Jay Dykeman, collaborator

7. Education Art
Catedra Arte del Conducta 179

Interview: Tania Bruguera, artist
Catedra de Conducta

Follow-up Interview: Claire Bishop, art historian

8. A Political Alphabet 219

Interview: Wendy Ewald, artist, and Sondra Farganis, political scientist

9. Crossing Borders

Transnational Community-Based Production, Cooperative Art, and Informal Trade Networks 240

Interview: Pedro Lasch, artist, and Teddy Cruz, architect

10. Spirituality and Cooperation
Unburning Freedom Hall and The Packer School Project 269

Interview: Brett Cook, artist, and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, artist
The Seer Project 301

Interview: Lee Mingwei, artist

11. Interactive Internet Communication
White Glove Tracking 313

Interview: Evan Roth, artist
White Glove Tracking 335

Follow-up Interview: Jonah Peretti, contagious media pioneer

Conclusion: Pragmatism and Social Cooperation 343

Notes 363

Bibliography 373

Index 381