Art as Demonstration - A Revolutionary Recasting of Knowledge

How artists wield demonstration to question the status quo both aesthetically and politically, marshaling art and education as powerful agents of change. Demonstration, in short, says: See here. It is the practice of pointing to something in order to explain or contest it. As such, Sven Spieker argues that demonstration has helped reshape art from the height of the Cold War to the late twentieth century, reformatting our understanding of how art and political engagement relate to each other. Focusing on Western Europe (especially Germany), Eastern Europe, and the United States,

Product details

• Authors: Sven Spieker, Spieker Sven
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2024
• EAN: 9780262048712
• ISBN: 978-0-262-04871-2
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; The arts: general issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, ART / Art & Politics, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of Art