Art Rebellion
Art Rebellion Art has always been central to moments of great social change. However, in an increasingly fractured world characterised by upheaval and crisis, what role can art play in ushering in…
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Art Rebellion
Art has always been central to moments of great social change. However, in an increasingly fractured world characterised by upheaval and crisis, what role can art play in ushering in transformation?Malcolm Miles offers a guide to contemporary art and activism, setting it firmly within the context of the avant garde and its legacies in the postwar period. From the avant-garde to the ages of revolution, the act of rebellious creation has been crucial to bringing people and ideas together.
By engaging with the significant theoretical innovations of the last 50 years - modernism, postmodernism and contemporary critical thinking - Miles He explores the rise of direct action to replace representational politics in organizations like Occupy and Extinction Rebellion, and in the movements to destroy or remove statues of slavers, and finds parallels in anti-institutional art practices.