PCI Artists
Subtitle: Antifascism and Communism in Italian Art
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781443882149; 9781443880039
Subjects: Fossil hominids; Human evolution; Prehistoric peoples; Homme fossile; Homme; Évolution; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Public Policy; Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Anthropology; Cultural; Popular Culture
Description: This book examines the artistic policies of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) during the early post-war years (1944-1951), after the defeat of Fascism in Europe and the outbreak of the Cold War. It brings together theoretical debates on artists' political engagement and an extensive critical apparatus, providing the reader with an historical framework for wider reflections on the relationship between art and politics. After 1944, the PCI became the biggest Communist organisation in the West, placing Italy in an ambiguous position regarding the other European countries. Nevertheless, the immedi.