Title: Soft power : a conversation for the future /
Authors: Joo, Eungie; Aivazian, Haig, 1980-; Diawara, Manthia, 1953-; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Year: 2020
Subjects: Power (Social sciences) in art Exhibitions.; Ideology in art Exhibitions.; Art and society Exhibitions.; Art, Modern Influence Exhibitions.; Art and society; Art, Modern Influence; Ideology in art; Power (Social sciences) in art
Abstract: "Timely and provocative, SOFT POWER is an exhibition about the ways in which artists deploy art to explore their roles as citizens and social actors. Appropriated from the Reagan-era term used to describe how a country's 'soft' assets such as culture, political values and foreign policies can be more influential than violence or coercion, the title SOFT POWER suggests a contemplation on the potential of art and offers a provocation to the public to exert their own influence on the world...." --