The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art

by Gregory Sholette

Since the global financial crash of 2008, artists have become increasingly engaged in a wide range of cultural activism targeted against capitalism, political authoritarianism, colonial legacies, gentrification, but also in opposition to their own exploitation. This book critiques, celebrates, and historicises activist art, exploring its current urgency alongside the processes which have given rise to activism by artists, and activist forms of art...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848224419
• ISBN13: 9781848224414
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"