Farah Nayeri addresses the difficult questions plaguing the art
world, from the bad habits of Old Masters, to the current grappling
with identity politics. For centuries, art censorship has been a
top-down phenomenon--kings, popes, and one-party states decided
what was considered obscene, blasphemous, or politically deviant in
art. Today, censorship can also happen from the bottom-up, thanks
to calls to action from organisers and social media campaigns.
Artists and artworks are routinely taken to task for their
insensitivity. In this new world order, artists, critics,
philanthropists, galleries and museums alike are recalibrating
their efforts to increase the visibility of marginalised voices and
respond to the people's demands for better ethics in art. But what
should we, the people, do with this newfound power? With exclusive
interviews with Nan Goldin, Sam Durant, Faith Ringgold, and others,
Nayeri tackles wide-ranging issues including sex, religion, gender,
ethics, animal rights, and race. By asking and answering questions
such as: Who gets to make art and who owns it? How do we correct
the inequities of the past? What does authenticity, exploitation,
and appropriation mean in art? Takedown provides the necessary
tools to navigate the art world.
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