Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships [electronic resource] : A Comparison of Chile and Romania /
Preda, Caterina.author.
This book analyzes the relationship between art and politics in two contrasting modern dictatorships. Through a detailed look at the Chilean and Romanian dictatorships, it compares the different ways in which political regimes convey their view of the world through artistic means. It examines how artists help \ convey a new understanding of politics and political action during repressive regimes that are inspired by either communism or anti-communism (neoliberalism, traditionalist, conservative). This book demonstrates how artistic renderings of life during dictatorships are similar in more than one respect, and how art can help better grasp the similarities of these regimes. It reveals how dictatorships use art to symbolically construct their power, which artists can consolidate by lending their support, or deconstruct through different forms of artistic resistance.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
1. Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships: An Introduction  -- 2. The Two Modern Dictatorships in Chile and Romania 1970s-1989  -- 3. Art Should Be Apolitical: Official Art in Chile  -- 4. Art Must Be Politicized: Official Art in Romania  -- 5. Alternative Art in Chile: Politicized Art  -- 6. Alternative Art in Romania: Aesthetic Resistance  -- 7. A Model of Comparative Analysis of Art and Politics in Dictatorships.
This book analyzes the relationship between art and politics in two contrasting modern dictatorships. Through a detailed look at the Chilean and Romanian dictatorships, it compares the different ways in which political regimes convey their view of the world through artistic means. It examines how artists help \ convey a new understanding of politics and political action during repressive regimes that are inspired by either communism or anti-communism (neoliberalism, traditionalist, conservative). This book demonstrates how artistic renderings of life during dictatorships are similar in more than one respect, and how art can help better grasp the similarities of these regimes. It reveals how dictatorships use art to symbolically construct their power, which artists can consolidate by lending their support, or deconstruct through different forms of artistic resistance.
Comparative politics.
Latin America-Politics and government.
Europe-Politics and government.
Fine arts.
Performing arts.
Management.
Comparative Politics.
Latin American Politics.
European Politics.
Fine Arts.
Performing Arts.
Cultural Management.