Can activist art be good art?

New Yorker Steve Lambert knows a thing about activist art, and he is coming to Sydney to talk about what rocks a topic while remaining "good art".
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Steve Lambert, Capitalism Works for Me! (True/False); courtesy the artist

How do you define artistic activism today? While it might sound a simple question, the answer is extremely complicated and ever evolving.

We caught up with New Yorker Steve Lambert who has garnered an international reputation for rethinking artistic activism, approaching it more strategically as a learnt profession.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina