GAAG

On January 19, 1971, Hendricks and Toche delivered a communique, Esthetics and Revolution, at the Art Students League of New York. Many of these dictums remain quite useful to consider for artists who are interested in working collaboratively. GAAG’s statement, in its entirety:

TO BE INVOLVEDWITH USEFUL LABOR –AS A REVOLUTIONARY ARTIST – YOU MUST:

1) BE AVAILABLEWHEN NEEDED
2) FORGETABOUT IMPRINTING YOUR OWN STYLISTIC ESTHETIC
ONTO THE REALITY.
3) DEALWITH DAY-TO-DAY REALITIES, NOT FANTASIES.
4) BE ABLE TO OVERCOME YOUR PERSONAL HANG-UPS.
5) DEALWITH ISSUES, NOT PERSONALITIES.
6) BE ACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE.
7) BE ABLE TOWORK ALONE ORWITH OTHERS.
8) BE FLEXIBLE.
9) BE ABLE TO TAKE INITIATIVEWHEN NEEDED.
10) NOT BE AFRAID OF MAKING MISTAKES.
11) NOT BE AFRAID OF BEING INCONSISTANT.
12) BE VERSATILE.
13) BE IMAGINATIVE.
14) GET RID OF PRECONCEPTIONS.
15) CONSTANTLY REDEFINE YOUR ROLE AS REALITY DICTATES.
JON HENDRICKS.
JEAN TOCHE.