Art and politics

Art and politics: a small history of art for social change since 1945

by Mesch, Claudia

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Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewer. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message. This book provides readers with the tools to decode and appreciate political art, a crucial and understudied direction in post-war art.

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  • Full title :Art and politics : a small history of art for social change since 1945 / Claudia Mesch.

Summary

Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewer. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message. This book provides readers with the tools to decode and appreciate political art, a crucial and understudied direction in post-war art.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):I.B. Tauris & Co
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 240 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781848851092, 184885109X, 9781848851108, 1848851103
  • oclc:ocn967057522
  • LC Classification:N72.P6
  • Dewey Decimal:701/.03

Table of Contents

State-sponsored art during the Cold War -- Post-colonial identity and the Civil-Rights movement -- The anti-war and peace movements -- Feminisms -- Gay identity/queer art -- Environmental art -- Anti-globalization -- Epilogue : protestAR : #OCCUPYWALLSTREET and #arOCCUPYWALLSTREET.

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Subjects

Art -- Aspect politique Art -- Political aspects Art and society Art and society -- History Art et société -- Histoire History political art

Writers

Mesch, Claudia

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