Art Business Ltd

Art Business Ltd is an art business, project and performance by the Bristol-based artist [formerly known as Sole Trader] Rachael Clerke. It is part of their ten-year series Businesses 2019-29: an irreverent yet earnest attempt to understand, expose and co-opt systems of money, trade and exchange through the creation of real life businesses. Art Business Ltd sees the formation of a company limited by guarantee (company number 14785673) to operate as a transparent translucent container for the back-end of Rachael Clerke’s artistic practice. Through Art Business Ltd Rachael wants to ask (& answer!) big questions like: What does it mean to make art under late capitalism? How can we help each other? Is it possible to professionalise without selling your soul? How does my menstrual cycle affect my work? Is it funny to wear a uniform every day? Can I earn enough money to survive? Is it ‘better’ to be a company than an individual? Can dance moves take the edge of admin & networking? Will organisations pay me faster if I publish the wait times online for everyone to see?