Theodor Adorno once remarked that, "... every work of art is an uncommitted crime." This book is a tribute to political artists who deviate from the mainstream and create art that engages with questions of societal oppression...
Art and society
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Author:Atluri, TaraSummary: - Author:Tranter, KirstenSummary:
What has happened to Ingrid? Beautiful Ingrid inherits a fortune and leaves Australia, and her friends, and Ralph who loves her, to marry Gil Grey and set up home amid the New York art world. There she becomes the stepmother to Gil's...
- Author:Hyde, LewisSummary:
Drawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society, governed by the marketplace, is poorly equipped to determine the worth of artists...
- Author:Nahumko, TroySummary:
"Stories Left in Stone" explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cc̀eres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cc̀eres, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for over a decade. His journey...
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Author:Mackey, ClarkeSummary:In our society, cultural activity - or the arts - usually refers to the high culture of the elites and popular mass culture. Clarke Mackey argues for a third category that is as old as human society itself but seldom discussed:...
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Author:Kleege, GeorginaSummary:More Than Meets the Eye: What Blindness Brings to Art explores the ways blindness and visual art are linked in many facets of the culture. The author writes from her position as the blind daughter of two visual artists. Due to this...
- Author:Slimani, LeïlaSummary:
Comme un écrivain qui pense que « toute audace véritable vient de l'intérieur », Leïla Slimani n'aime pas sortir de chez elle, et préfère la solitude à la distraction. Pourquoi alors accepter cette proposition d'...
- Author:Beaton, KateSummary:
"Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour" by Kate Beaton, award-winning author of "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands," explores connections between class, literature, and art from Cape Breton Island. She addresses the fact...
- Author:Vincent, Nina, McMaster, GeraldSummary:
Arctic / Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity offers a conversation between Indigenous Peoples of two regions in this time of political and environmental upheaval. Both regions are environmentally sensitive areas that have become hot...
