How does political policy-making shape the creative activities
of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual
political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the
relationship between art and politics through an analysis of
controversial art projects tied to the National Endowment for the
Arts during the Culture Wars (late 1980s-1990s). Though there have
always been tensions in government funding for the arts, these
controversies intensified the public debates surrounding
art/politics and remain as a focal point in conversations that
continue today. The book focuses on three case studies:
Mapplethorpe's controversial photography, an exhibit on the impact
of AIDS entitled Witnesses, and the Guerrilla Girls. Dustin Kidd
has provided a thoroughly enriching look at the intersections of
art and politics?the ways that political practices transform
creative expression and the ways that artistic drives shape
political policies.
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