Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century

Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century

In our chaotic world of co-opted imagery, does art still have power?

A fog of images and information permeates the world nowadays: from advertising, television, radio, and film to the glut produced by the new economy and the rise of social media . . . where even our friends suddenly seem to be selling us the ultimate product: themselves.

Here, Nato Thompsonâ€”one of the countryâ€™s most celebrated young curators and criticsâ€”investigates what this deluge means for those dedicated to socially engaged art and activism. How can anyone find a voice and make change in a world flooded with such pseudo-art? How are we supposed to discern whatâ€™s true in the product emanating from the ceaseless machine of consumer capitalism, a machine that appropriates from art history, and now from the methods of grassroots political organizing and even social networking?

Thompsonâ€™s invigorating answers to those questions highlights the work of some of the most innovative and interesting artists and activists working today, as well as institutions that empower their communities to see power and reimagine it. From cooperative housing to anarchist infoshops to alternative art venues, Seeing Power reveals ways that art today can and does inspire innovation and dramatic transformation . . . perhaps as never before.
Country USA
Brand Melville House
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 38476
Color Purple
ReleaseDate 2015-08-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612190440

Country	USA
Brand	Melville House
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	38476
Color	Purple
ReleaseDate	2015-08-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781612190440

Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century

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