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One of the powers of art is its ability to convey the human aspects of political events. In this fascinating survey on art, artists, and anarchism, Allan Antliff interrogates critical moments when anarchist artists have confronted pivotal events over the past 140 years. The survey begins with Gustave Courbet’s activism during the 1871 Paris Commune (which established the French republic) and ends with anarchist art during the fall of the Soviet empire. Other subjects include the French neoimpressionists, the Dada movement in New York, anarchist art during the Russian Revolution, political art of the 1960s, and gay art and politics post-World War II. Throughout, Antliff vividly explores art’s potential as a vehicle for social change and how it can also shape the course of political events, both historic and present-day; it is a book for the politically engaged and art aficionados alike.
Allan Antliff is the author of Anarchist Modernism.
| A beautiful dream : Courbet's realism and the Paris commune of 1871 | p. 17 |
| Wandering : neo-impressionists and depictions of the dispossessed | p. 37 |
| Obscenity: the advent of Dada in New York | p. 49 |
| True creators : Russian artists of the anarchist revolution | p. 71 |
| Death to art! : the post-anarchist aftermath | p. 97 |
| Gay anarchy : sexual politics in the crucible of McCarthyism | p. 113 |
| Breakout from the prison house of modernism : an interview with Susan Simensky Bietila | p. 133 |
| With open eyes : anarchism and the fall of the Berlin wall | p. 181 |
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ISBN: 9781551522180
ISBN-10: 1551522187
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 27th February 2008
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.2
x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.381
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