@article{aup:/content/journals/10.5117/FORUM2021.1.VOLO, author = "Volont, Louis", title = "Is Common Space Politically Potent? A Reflection on Raumlabor’s Aesthetic Gesture.", journal= "FORUM+", year = "2021", volume = "28", number = "1", pages = "12-19", doi = "https://doi.org/10.5117/FORUM2021.1.VOLO", url = "https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/FORUM2021.1.VOLO", publisher = "Amsterdam University Press", issn = "0779-7397", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "aesthetics", keywords = "common space", keywords = "Raumlabor", keywords = "esthetiek", keywords = "gemeenschappelijke ruimte", abstract = "Abstract   In this essay, Louis Volont explores the political potency of ‘common space’ through the work of the Berlin-based architecture collective Raumlabor. The ambiguous relationship between artistic practice and political action will be assessed in Raumlabor’s projects of ‘JuniPark’ and ‘Floating University’. Finally, illegality and ambiguity are suggested as levers for the further politicisation of activist artistic practice.", }