16 April 2012
The Invisible Hand
HKS, Bergen, NO
Initiated by: Toril Johannessen (B-open) and Marjolijn Dijkman (ERforS)
Supported by: Bergen kommune, Stiftelsen Fritt Ord, Norsk kulturråd, Hordland fylkeskommune, NKVN and BKFH
Speakers: Richard Sheldon, Ove Jakobsen and Charles Esche
Public debate: 16 April 2012, Hordaland Art Centre at 19:00h.
Location: HKS / Hordaland Art Centre, Bergen, NO
Charles Esche
The Invisible Hand, explores the way Adam Smith (the first major theorist of what we commonly call Capitalism) has influenced contemporary rhetoric's around Capitalism. His term 'The Invisible Hand' has been used and appropriated by many speakers, with contradicting points of views, and it became an important metaphor in the discussions on the influence of the free market.
Together with a historian and an economist, a group of artists will explore the roots of the capitalist way of thinking by discussing and researching Adam Smith and the way his ideas have influenced other thinkers. Afterwards a panel discussion with historian Richard Sheldon, economist Ove Jakobsen and curator Charles Esche.
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The Invisible Hand
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The Invisible Hand explored the way Adam Smith has influenced contemporary rhetoric's around Capitalism. The group was challenged to take a stand in the discussion and develop a response towards these rapidly emerging global issues.