Jun 23, 2009
The Institute for Aesthletics
The Institute for Aesthletics is an organization dedicated to the playing of sports as an artistic practice. They merge the language of sports with the methods and goals of participatory art to produce games that foster social interaction, deliver significant meaning and context, and promote a more creative and widespread culture of socio-physical activity. The process of aesthletics includes inventing new sports, developing site and people-specific games, creating concurrent games-related performances, developing unconventional uniform and team identities, experimenting with practices of documentation, and promoting collaboration with artists and athletes. Their ultimate goal is to create a more meaningful and socially productive method of playing physical games.
