Bill Balaskas is an artist, theorist and educator. He is Director of Research, Business and Innovation at the School of Art and Architecture of Kingston University, London, and an advisor to Arts Council England in the field of collaborative research. His artworks have been widely exhibited internationally, in galleries, museums, festivals and public spaces. Bill’s writings have appeared in numerous books, academic journals, and the popular press. His most recent book is “Institution as Praxis: New Curatorial Directions for Collaborative Research” (Sternberg Press, 2020), and his forthcoming publications include “Fabricating Publics: the dissemination of culture in the post-truth era” (Open Humanities Press, 2021). Originally trained as an economist, his artworks and writings focus on contemporary social and political issues, as well as on the ideological function of new media technologies. In 2021, Bill will be a Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian National University, where he will explore modes of collaborative research in Australia