The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art

The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art
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Publisher : New Directions in Contemporary Art
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 1848224419
ISBN-13 : 9781848224414
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Book Synopsis The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art by : Gregory Sholette

Download or read book The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art written by Gregory Sholette and published by New Directions in Contemporary Art. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the global financial crash of 2008, artists have become increasingly engaged in a wide range of cultural activism targeted against capitalism, political authoritarianism, colonial legacies, gentrification, but also in opposition to their own exploitation. This book critiques, celebrates and historicises activist art, exploring its current urgency alongside the processes which have given rise to activism by artists, and activist forms of art. Author Gregory Sholette approaches his subject from the unusual dual perspective of commentator (as scholar and writer) and insider (as activist artist). He describes a new wave of activist art taking place not only within community-based protest groups, as it has for decades, but also amongst professionally trained, MFA-bearing art practitioners, many of whom, by choice or by circumstance, refuse to respect the conventional borders separating painting from protest, or art from utility. The book explores the subtle distinction between activist forms of art and protest by artists, and proposes that contemporary activist art and art activism constitute a broader paradigm shift that reflects the crisis of contemporary capitalism.

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