Alistair Gentry
@alistairgentry.bsky.social
'Frankly disturbing' performance artist, writer, producer, irritant, arts admin and research fairy, jack of all trades, master of some. http://linktr.ee/alistairgentry
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The Last Year of the Inequity Olympics | Artquest
Artist and writer Alistair Gentry critiques the art world's focus on marginal diversity gains while it ignores underlying issues of class, disability, and other systemic inequities. Precarious employm...
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My new article for Artquest, on the art sector's diddling around on the edges of inclusion while precarious employment, underfunding, skewed class profile and lack of sustainable support perpetuates exploitation and patronising tokenism that makes real change unlikely
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artquest.org.uk/art-world/th...
Basic income for 2000 more artists in Ireland. Enough pilots and testing. Basic income works, full stop. Previous recipients earned more, claimed fewer benefits, and created a net benefit to the Irish economy of €8 million.
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Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Basic income for 2000 more artists in Ireland. Enough pilots and testing. Basic income works, full stop. Previous recipients earned more, claimed fewer benefits, and created a net benefit to the Irish economy of €8 million.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Oh no, arts org comms teams are still announcing "major" exhibitions and commissions by the artists they work with.
COWER WEAKLINGS as you SNIVEL into MY REALM of MINOR COMMISSIONS and TRIFLING EXHIBITIONS
We'll decide if it feels major, important, or any other superlative when we see it, yeah?
COWER WEAKLINGS as you SNIVEL into MY REALM of MINOR COMMISSIONS and TRIFLING EXHIBITIONS
We'll decide if it feels major, important, or any other superlative when we see it, yeah?
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Oh no, arts org comms teams are still announcing "major" exhibitions and commissions by the artists they work with.
COWER WEAKLINGS as you SNIVEL into MY REALM of MINOR COMMISSIONS and TRIFLING EXHIBITIONS
We'll decide if it feels major, important, or any other superlative when we see it, yeah?
COWER WEAKLINGS as you SNIVEL into MY REALM of MINOR COMMISSIONS and TRIFLING EXHIBITIONS
We'll decide if it feels major, important, or any other superlative when we see it, yeah?
"The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has." Great thread on how LLMs and gen AI polish and reify disordered thinking and sidestep analysis or reflection.
Goodbye green text and ALL CAPS, hello bulleted lists, em dashes, and "in conclusion..."
Goodbye green text and ALL CAPS, hello bulleted lists, em dashes, and "in conclusion..."
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has." Great thread on how LLMs and gen AI polish and reify disordered thinking and sidestep analysis or reflection.
Goodbye green text and ALL CAPS, hello bulleted lists, em dashes, and "in conclusion..."
Goodbye green text and ALL CAPS, hello bulleted lists, em dashes, and "in conclusion..."
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
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In case anyone thinks declaring the DWP a crime scene is hyperbole, they're directly responsible for thousands of disabled, elderly and mentally ill people's deaths.
In her latest blog post, @dollysen.bsky.social raises hell at the Department for Work & Pensions headquarters.
disabilityarts.online/blog/dolly-s...
disabilityarts.online/blog/dolly-s...
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In case anyone thinks declaring the DWP a crime scene is hyperbole, they're directly responsible for thousands of disabled, elderly and mentally ill people's deaths.
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
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October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin) on AI slop: "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."
October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin) on AI slop: "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."
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I was at the joyful London premiere of Power Station last night, an inspiring documentary about a community (mine actually!) coming together to buy their own renewable energy production. It's at @wshed.bsky.social tomorrow (Sunday 5 October), Bristolians www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1358...
Power Station
Two artists in London set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.
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October 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I was at the joyful London premiere of Power Station last night, an inspiring documentary about a community (mine actually!) coming together to buy their own renewable energy production. It's at @wshed.bsky.social tomorrow (Sunday 5 October), Bristolians www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1358...
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You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.
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a message to the british media
August 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
a message to the british media
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I hope this helps someone:
Regardless of your intention when using AI, it doesn't change the processes involved in using it, which include excessive consumption of water & other finite energy sources and data centers that are placed in vulnerable communities, polluting both people and land.
Regardless of your intention when using AI, it doesn't change the processes involved in using it, which include excessive consumption of water & other finite energy sources and data centers that are placed in vulnerable communities, polluting both people and land.
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I hope this helps someone:
Regardless of your intention when using AI, it doesn't change the processes involved in using it, which include excessive consumption of water & other finite energy sources and data centers that are placed in vulnerable communities, polluting both people and land.
Regardless of your intention when using AI, it doesn't change the processes involved in using it, which include excessive consumption of water & other finite energy sources and data centers that are placed in vulnerable communities, polluting both people and land.
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rewarding my microwave by letting it heat up a fork as a treat
just checking in with one of the most influential philosophers alive today
August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
rewarding my microwave by letting it heat up a fork as a treat
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping apparently thinks her job is to increase those things. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise at this point that scumbags like her and slum landlord Jas Athwal are welcome in the Labour Party. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homelessness minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants
Rushanara Ali faces criticism for increasing the rent on a house she owns by hundreds of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping apparently thinks her job is to increase those things. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise at this point that scumbags like her and slum landlord Jas Athwal are welcome in the Labour Party. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The UK’s Online Safety Act is being sold as a way to protect children. But instead, UK politicians are pushing sweeping censorship and forcing platforms to implement invasive age checks. This is not safety–it's surveillance.
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these...
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August 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The UK’s Online Safety Act is being sold as a way to protect children. But instead, UK politicians are pushing sweeping censorship and forcing platforms to implement invasive age checks. This is not safety–it's surveillance.
Obviously not good for people trying to apply but Grantium is down, good riddance, hope it never comes back and they're forced to replace it. Also hilarious and on brand for Grantium that its collapse was caused by PEOPLE USING IT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...
Statement: an update on our application portal Grantium
An update on our application portal Grantium
www.artscouncil.org.uk
August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Obviously not good for people trying to apply but Grantium is down, good riddance, hope it never comes back and they're forced to replace it. Also hilarious and on brand for Grantium that its collapse was caused by PEOPLE USING IT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...
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artists you need to remember your compatriots are not collectors and gallerists and curators, they are people that make porno and people that cook food. stand with fellow people that work at night
July 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
artists you need to remember your compatriots are not collectors and gallerists and curators, they are people that make porno and people that cook food. stand with fellow people that work at night
Great, I'm officially an adult at last, now where are my well paid secure job, financial stability to enjoy my life, affordable and decent housing, and prospect of retiring at a reasonable age without being in poverty?
July 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Great, I'm officially an adult at last, now where are my well paid secure job, financial stability to enjoy my life, affordable and decent housing, and prospect of retiring at a reasonable age without being in poverty?