Art and politics now / Anthony Downey.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 2014Description: 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) maps ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500291474 (pbk)
- 0500291470 (pbk)
- 709.05/1 23
- N6497 .D69 2014
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709.04 MES Art and politics : | 709.04 WEB Art Deco / | 709.04 WEI POP IMPRESSIONS | 709.05 HUD Art and politics now / | 709.051 GRO 100 WORKS OF ART THAT WILL DEFINE OUR AGE | 709.09 KAHN TIME CAPSULE | 709.1753 SMI THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
Introduction: Global culture and political engagement -- Globalization: Worldwide trade and uneven development -- Labour: Human capital and the work of art -- Citizens: Global refugees and the logic of exculsion -- Activism: The politics of non-engagement -- Conflict: State power and states of emergency -- Terror: Terrorism, torture and the spectacle of images -- History: The future of re-visiting the past -- Camps: The politics of exception -- Environments: Ecologies of engagement -- Economies: Capital and its distribution -- Knowledge: Producing information in a globalized world.
This book is a richly illustrated survey of more than 200 artists whose works address the political, often using radical approaches and techniques to communicate their ideas. Since the turn of the 21st century, contemporary artists have increasingly engaged with some of the most pressing issues facing our world and their art has taken a distinctly political turn. Eleven themed chapters with integrated illustrations each provide a closely woven argument about the contribution of specific artworks and projects to different aspects of political and social engagement, from globalization and citizenship to activism and the environment.
Text in English.
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