Art and politics : a small history of art for social change since 1945 / Claudia Mesch.
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.
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| Other title: | Small history of art for social change since 1945. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.