Dark Matter: Art And Politics In The Age Of Enterprise Culture

by Gregory Sholette

Book Overview

Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists, the 'dark matter' of the art world, are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they frequently organize in opposition to it.Gregory Sholette, a politically engaged artist, argues that imagination and creativity in the art world originate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745327524
• ISBN13: 9780745327525
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"