Art and Politics Now : Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis
  • critical theory
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • 22.8 x 15.1 cm.
  • 317 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 9781877675799

Art and Politics Now : Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis

Susan Noyes Platt, Peter Selz

Art and Politics Now : Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis

description

Book of critical theory on art and politics by Susan Noyes Platt. Preface by Peter Selz. Includes work by Roger Shimomura, The Yes Men, Selma Waldman, Rick Lawson, Backbone Campaign, Dean Wong, Allen Sekula, Leslie King-Hammond, Kim Berman and Artist Proof Studio, Beehive Collective, Martha Rosler, Critical Art Ensemble, Alfredo Jaar, Roberta May Wong, Kara Walker, Clarissa Sligh, Marita Dingus, Mona Hatoum, and many others. "In 'Art and Politics Now' Dr. Platt passionately explores the tactics of individual artists, curators, and collectives. This book fills a gap in the current literature on contemporary art, as well as demonstrating the ongoing vitality of the tradition of politically-engaged artistic practice." -- Pamela Allara, Emerita, contemporary and visual culture, Brandeis University, from book's back cover.

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