Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie: Class Hegemony in Contemporary Art

by Tirdad Zolghadr and Nav Haq

Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie investigates the latent issue of class underlying the field of contemporary visual art. On the one hand, it raises the question of whether a given socioeconomic background still helps define your artistic career--and to which point the said career might reflect or consolidate the hierarchies in question. On the other hand, the project asks whether the traditional analytical tools at our disposal are helpful in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933128887
• ISBN13: 9781933128887
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Sternberg Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher