We Make Each Other Beautiful: Art, Activism, and the Law

by Yxta Maya Murray

Book Overview

We Make Each Other Beautiful focuses on woman-of-color and queer-of-color artists and artist collectives who engage in direct political action as a part of their art practice. Defined by public protest, rule-breaking, rebellion, and resistance to governmental and institutional abuse, direct action "artivism" draws on the aims, radical spirit, and tactics of the Civil Rights and feminist movements, and on the struggles for disability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501775596
• ISBN13: 9781501775598
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher