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Open Field: Conversations on the Common

In the spirit of public exchange, the Walker presents Open Field: Conversations on the Commons, a book examining our three-year experiment in participation and public space. In the hope of giving each piece of content new life, we’re sharing links to every chapter of the book—updated as they are published on various Walker and non-Walker websites—below. These illustrated essays and interviews address the possibilities of a true cultural commons, both within the context of a contemporary art center and beyond.

This Is Not a Trojan Horse

This Is Not a Trojan Horse

Commons Census: 
Surveying the Field

Commons Census: 
Surveying the Field

Living Classroom and Open Field: An Interview with Marc Bamuthi 
Joseph

Living Classroom and Open Field: An Interview with Marc Bamuthi 
Joseph

Open Field: When Bad Things Don't Happen

Open Field: When Bad Things Don't Happen

Lewis Hyde: In Defense of the Cultural Commons

Lewis Hyde: In Defense of the Cultural Commons

Summer Jubilee: An Interview with Mark Allen of 
Machine Project

Summer Jubilee: An Interview with Mark Allen of 
Machine Project

Which Commons: 
Market, Zoo, 
or Tribe?

Which Commons: 
Market, Zoo, 
or Tribe?

Red76 Interview: If We Had a 
Hammer

Red76 Interview: If We Had a 
Hammer

An Authentic Commons Is Not a Temporary Affair

An Authentic Commons Is Not a Temporary Affair

Futurefarmers Interview: A People Without a Voice Cannot 
Be Heard

Futurefarmers Interview: A People Without a Voice Cannot 
Be Heard

Utopia Is No Place

Utopia Is No Place

Conversations on the Commons: An Introduction

Conversations on the Commons: An Introduction

My Common 
Education: Lessons from Open Field

My Common 
Education: Lessons from Open Field