Art and politics : a small history of art for social change since 1945 /
Mesch, Claudia.
Art and politics : a small history of art for social change since 1945 / Claudia Mesch. - London : I.B. Tauris, 2013. - 240 p. : ill. 22 cm.
State-sponsored art during the Cold War -- Post-colonial identity and the Civil-Rights movement -- The anti-war and peace movements -- Feminisms -- Gay identity/queer art -- Environmental art -- Anti-globalization -- Epilogue
Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewer. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message. This book provides readers with the tools to decode and appreciate political art, a crucial and understudied direction in post-war art.
9781848851108 1848851103 9781848851092 9781848851108
Art and society--History.
N72.P6 / M47 2013
709.04 / M.C.A
Art and politics : a small history of art for social change since 1945 / Claudia Mesch. - London : I.B. Tauris, 2013. - 240 p. : ill. 22 cm.
State-sponsored art during the Cold War -- Post-colonial identity and the Civil-Rights movement -- The anti-war and peace movements -- Feminisms -- Gay identity/queer art -- Environmental art -- Anti-globalization -- Epilogue
Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewer. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message. This book provides readers with the tools to decode and appreciate political art, a crucial and understudied direction in post-war art.
9781848851108 1848851103 9781848851092 9781848851108
Art and society--History.
N72.P6 / M47 2013
709.04 / M.C.A