| Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism Contributor(s): Sholette, Gregory (Author), Charnley, Kim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0745336841 ISBN-13: 9780745336848 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Art & Politics |
| Dewey: 700.411 |
| LCCN: 2022300293 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.25 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the aftermath of the 2016 US election, Brexit, and a global upsurge of nationalist populism, it is evident that the delirium and the crisis of neoliberal capitalism is now the delirium and crisis of liberal democracy and its culture. And though capitalist crisis does not begin within art, art can reflect and amplify its effects to positive and negative ends. In this follow-up to his influential 2010 book, Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, Sholette engages in critical dialogue with artists' collectives, counter-institutions, and activist groups to offer an insightful firsthand account of the relationship between politics and art in neoliberal society. Sholette lays out clear examples of art's deep involvement in capitalism: the dizzying prices achieved by artists who pander to the financial elite, the proliferation of museums that contribute to global competition between cities in order to attract capital, and the strange relationship between art and rampant gentrification that restructures the urban landscape. With a preface by noted author Lucy R. Lippard and an introduction by theorist Kim Charnley, Delirium and Resistance draws on over thirty years of critical debates and practices both in and beyond the art world to historicize and advocate for the art activist tradition that radically--and, at times, deliriously--entangles the visual arts with political struggles. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sholette, Gregory: - Gregory Sholette is a New York City based artist, writer, and core member of the activist art collective Gulf Labor Coalition. He is the co-author of It's the Political Economy, Stupid; and Dark Matter: Art and Politics in an Age of Enterprise Culture, and author of Delirium and Resistance. He currently teaches in the Queens College art department at City University of New York.Charnley, Kim: - Kim Charnley is a United Kingdom-based art theorist and art historian whose work examines the relationship between politics and contemporary art.Lippard, Lucy R.: - Lucy R. Lippard is an internationally known activist, feminist, art critic, and curator noted for her writings on contemporary art. She is the author of several books, including Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 1972, Get the Message?: A Decade of Art for Social Change, and Undermining: A Wild Ride through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West. |