Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of History

This book surveys the origins, uses and manifestations of iconoclasm in history, art and public culture. It is one of the first books to examine the outbreak of iconoclasm in Europe and North America in the summer of 2020 in the context of previous outbreaks.

About the author

Alexander Adams is a British artist and writer. He studied fine art and history of art at Goldsmiths College, London. His art has been exhibited worldwide and is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), National Museum (Cardiff), Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) and other museums. His art criticism has been published in The Burlington Magazine, The Art Newspaper, Sculpture Journal, The Jackdaw, The British Art Journal, Apollo, Printmaking Today, Print Quarterly and other outlets. His poetry has been published in anthologies, broadsides and single-author volumes in the UK and USA. He was artist-in-residence at the Albers Foundation, Connecticut, in 2011. Alexander Adams is the recipient of the 2018 Artist Scholarship from the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation, Monaco. He lives in England.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Adams
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2020
• EAN: 9781788360425
• ISBN: 978-1-78836-042-5
• Series: Societas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education