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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787786703321

Autore

Mesch Claudia

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2013

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

1-350-18129-3

0-7556-0394-X

0-85773-410-5

0-85772-266-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

709.04

Soggetti

Art and society - History

Art - Political aspects

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.