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Art & Agenda
Silke Krohn
其他書名
Political Art and Activism
出版Gestalten, 2011
主題Art / GeneralArt / History / Contemporary (1945-)Art / Art & Politics
ISBN389955342X9783899553420
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-hA7YgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"Life has become significantly more political in the new millennium, especially in the aftermath of the worldwide banking crisis. Art is both driving and documenting this upheaval. Initially, it was mostly young artists and activists who were raising their voices to protest globalization and the pollution of our environment, but increasingly the work of established artists is also becoming dominated by political topics. Art & Agenda explores the impact of political activism on contemporary art. The book introduces a variety of artists who are advocating political and social reform on a local or a global scale. Some are influenced by the traditions of Agitprop and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and work with posters, urban interventions, or graphic design. Others prefer established art forms such as painting, sculpture, or performance. The personalities and approaches of the featured artists are as diverse as their subject matter the artists goals, techniques, and degrees of radicalness depend on the cultures to which they belong as well as the social and political circles in which they move..."--Publisher description.