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Militant Aesthetics - Art Activism in the 21st Century
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Militant Aesthetics - Art Activism in the 21st Century
Series: Radical Aesthetics-Radical Art
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In 2008 an Iraqi artist was waterboarded as performance art. In
2010 artists upturned police cars in Russia. But what exactly do we
mean by militant art and aesthetics? Bringing together the
philosophy of art and politics, Martin Lang provides a
comprehensive examination of militant art activism: its history,
its advocates and the aesthetic theory behind it. Protest art is
not a new concept and yet this book argues that after the terrorist
attacks of 9/11 distinctly 21st-century forms of art activism
emerged. On the one hand these became militant as artists retained
belief in the possibility of radical political change through art.
On the other hand, this belief developed in a hostile environment,
when anti-terror legislations reclassified activists and artists as
terrorists. Through first-hand interviews and experiences, Militant
Aesthetics sheds light on numerous international case studies of
modern art activism and the different ways they can be classified
as militant. Many artists and collectives, including Grupo
Etcétera in Buenos Aries, are prepared to break the law and risk
arrest for their art. Others like Thomas Bresolin’s Militant
Training Camp utilise military uniforms in violent performances
that connect with public anger, and artists such as Zthoven in the
Czech Republic occupy, hack, antagonise and disrupt in increasingly
militant ways. Combining these examples with the pioneering thought
of Badiou, Žižek, Rancière and Mouffe, as well as up-to-date
scholarship from Bishop, Léger and others, Lang investigates the
instances, attributes and rules of militant art in order to
introduce a new overall theory of 21st-century militant aesthetics.
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Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Radical Aesthetics-Radical Art |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Martin Lang
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-34674-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-350-34674-8 |
Barcode: |
9781350346741 |
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