9.5 theses on art and class / Ben Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Ben, 1979-

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Art--Political aspects.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nine point five theses on art and class

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ben Davis draws the curtain back on the contemporary art world to assail its commodified roots.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Art and Class; ONE: Art and Class; TWO: 9.5 Theses on Art and Class; Art and Politics; THREE: What Good Is Political Artin Times Like These?; FOUR: Collective Delusions; FIVE: How Political Are Aesthetic Politics?; Art and Its Audiences; SIX: Art and Inequality; SEVEN: The Agony of the Interloper; EIGHT: Beneath Street Art, the Beach; NINE: White Walls, Glass Ceiling; TEN: Hipster Aesthetics; Art and Theory; ELEVEN: Commerce and Consciousness; TWELVE: Crisis and Criticism; THIRTEEN: In Defense of Concepts; FOURTEEN: The Semi-Post-Postmodern Condition; Conclusions

FIFTEEN: Beyond the Art World SIXTEEN: To the Future; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-216) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781608462865

1608462862

OCLC:

853360479