Is Being an Artist "Labour"?

Is Being an Artist "Labour"?

Update: 2025-06-06
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After Will admits to giving Meta his money again, we get into a big hairy question: what is the meaning of ‘labour’ we use in the arts (03:14 )? Anti-streaming labour activism (14:21 ), the labour economics of playing gigs and small local shows (21:38 ), a detour into Vancouver venues closing (32:46 ), the Cultural Land Trust (38:10 ), and which things that an artist does are actually labour? (49:41 )

Recs: Carson - album 2 by Foxwarren, Will - Canadian Football League season opening weekend

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Is Being an Artist "Labour"?

Is Being an Artist "Labour"?