Evolution of the solopreneur 📁
Last week we introduced Public Record (R.05), a publication exploring creative collaboration and the metalabel structure. Today Public Record updates with three new features and three Spotteds exploring expressions of creative collaboration.
New features 📁
Essay: Evolution of the solopreneur
From single player to multiplayer: Austin Robey explores the narrative of the solopreneur and shares how several projects have transformed from solo creative projects towards collective and collaborative organizations.
Interview: Ellen Mara De Wachter on art worlds and collaboration
We spoke with Ellen Mara De Wachter, author of "Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration," about collaboration in the art world and beyond and the myth of the lone creative genius.
Interview: Wide Awakes on creating an open source network
We spoke with conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas and the Wide Awakes about their groundbreaking project and learned more about the benefits, learnings, and pitfalls of working collectively.
New in Spotted 👁️
A growing community-curated library of groups that demonstrate the metalabel form.
pgLang
A multidisciplinary metalabel that explores hip-hop, fashion, and new possibilities led by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free.
By Xavier Codie
Snarkitecture
A firm blending the boundaries between design and architecture with a strong aesthetic and a healthy sense of humor.
By Xavier Codie
Wide Awakes
A collective of artists, cultural creatives, and collaborators who activate to imagine and advocate for better futures, inspired by the Civil War-era group of the same name.
By Yancey Strickler
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Anna &
Austin &
Brandon &
Ilya &
Lauren &
Rob &
Yancey &
Metalabel
Your link to the interview with Wide Awakes is resulting in a system error on Substack. Is that just me? https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/better-futures-with-the-wide-awakes