Ebook: Radical history & the politics of art
Author: Rockhill Gabriel
- Tags: Aesthetics -- Political aspects. History -- Philosophy. Critical theory. Radicalism. Aesthetics. ART -- General.
- Series: New directions in critical theory
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Language: English
- epub
Gabriel Rockhill opens new space for rethinking the relationship between art and politics. Rather than understanding the two spheres as separated by an insurmountable divide or linked by a privileged bridge, Rockhill demonstrates that art and politics are not fixed entities with a singular relation but rather dynamically negotiated, sociohistorical practices with shifting and imprecise borders. Radical History and Read more...
Abstract: Gabriel Rockhill opens new space for rethinking the relationship between art and politics. Rather than understanding the two spheres as separated by an insurmountable divide or linked by a privileged bridge, Rockhill demonstrates that art and politics are not fixed entities with a singular relation but rather dynamically negotiated, sociohistorical practices with shifting and imprecise borders. Radical History and the Politics of Art proposes a significant departure from extant debates on what is commonly called?art" and?politics," and the result is an impressive foray into the force