A new art piece called Capitalism Works for Me, True/False, is on display outside of the Kelowna Rotary Centre for the Arts.
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January 27, 2022 - 7:00 PM
A new art piece is asking Kelowna residents if capitalism is working for them.
The piece called Capitalism Works for Me, True/False has been installed outside of the Kelowna Rotary Centre of the Arts Thursday, Jan. 27, as part of the Living Things Festival, an international arts festival. The question posed to residents allows them to select a “yes” or “no” option and keeps track of the score.
“Steve Lambert poses a question that is too often buried in our public discourse: does capitalism really work? The artist has constructed an interactive, street-level billboard that allows citizens to reflect on their own lives and beliefs; one could call it an ideological scorecard, with tallies, refreshed each day and hosts trained by Lambert himself to engage in conversation with participants,” according to the festival web page.
Lambert said in a video the piece was created because people believe they can vote and make decisions on how governments work but don’t believe they have the same agency with economics.
“We can do better, there are infinite options, changes we could make but it starts with evaluating whether or not capitalism works for you,” he said, in the video.
Steve Lambert on Capitalism Works For Me! True/False in 2018 from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.
The display will run from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Jan. 27 and 28, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 29 and 30, according to the Kelowna Art Gallery.
The Living Things Festival runs until Feb. 6. To find a full list of events, visit the festival’s website here.
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