Anarchy and art
Subtitle: from the Paris Commune to the fall of the Berlin Wall
By: Allan Antliff.
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781551522180
Subjects: Art -- Political aspects; Anarchism in art; Art and society; Artists -- Political activity; Anarchism
Description: "One of the powers of art is its ability to convey the human aspects of political events, from war to revolution to sexual liberation. Art can also transform society, a theme that pervades this survey on art, artists, and anarchism since the nineteenth century. In this book, Allan Antliff interrogates moments of engagement when artists, poets, philosophers, and critics have confronted pivotal events since the nineteenth century. Exploring art's potential as a vehicle for meaningful social change from an anarchist perspective, he throws new light on what it means to be radical."--book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index.