Praxis : A Journal of Radical Perspectives on the Arts
  • periodical
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 21.5 x 13.9 cm.
  • 156 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Praxis : A Journal of Radical Perspectives on the Arts

Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 1975)

Gene H. Bell, E. San Juan, Naomi Greene, Jon Fekete, Ruth Lechlitner, Stefan Morawski, John Berger, Anya Bostock, Marx W. Wartofsky, Theodore Shank, Duncan Smith, William Gropper, Frank Galassi, Kingsley Widmer, Alan Swingewood, Antonin J. Liehm, Lee Baxandall, Ira Schorr

Praxis : A Journal of Radical Perspectives on the Arts

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First issue of the periodical Praxis. Articles include: "Bruno's Castle or Some Literary Misconceptions," by Gene H. Bell; "Art Against Imperialism," by E. San Juan; "Brecht, Godard and Epic Cinema," by Naomi Greene; "Reflections on Literary Theory and Culture,: by Jon Fekete; "A Shift in Weather (poem)," by Ruth Lechlitner; "Art, Censorship and Socialism," by Stefan Morawski; "Mayakovsky: Language and Death of a Revolutionary," by John Berger and Anya Bostock; "Art as Humanizing Praxis," by Marx W. Wartofsky; "The Living Theatre in Brazil," by Theodore Shank; "The Education to Despair: Some Thoughts on Death in Venice," by Duncan Smith; "Three Drawings," by William Gropper; "The Lumpen Drama of Frank Wedekind," by Frank Galassi; "The End of Criticism: Some Reflections on Radical Practice," by Kingsley Widmer; "Hegemony, Praxis and the novel Form," by Alan Swingewood; "The Contemporary Social Film: Its Contents and Aesthetic Characteristics," by Antonin J. Liehm; Against Duchamp," by Carl Andre; "The San Francisco Mime Troupe Perform Brecht," by Lee Baxandall; and The Case for Revolutionary Culture: The Mime Troupe Versus Baxandall," by Ira Schorr.

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Condition:  Good. 8.5 cm. area of light soiling to recto and 1 cm. tear to spine edge. Water damage to page 65 through to verso causing inside pages to be stained orange from bleed from recto. Discrete small rubber stamp logo inside rear cover.
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