The PCI artists : antifascism and communism in Italian art, 1944-1951 / by Juan Jose Gomez Gutierrez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

José, Juan, author.

Gutièrrez, Gòmez, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Italian--20th century.

Art, Italian.

Italy--Politics and government--1945-1976.

Italy.

Anti-fascist movements in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This book examines the artistic policies of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) during the early post-war years (1944-1951), after the defeat of Fascism in Europe and the outbreak of the Cold War. It brings together theoretical debates on artists' political engagement and an extensive critical apparatus, providing the reader with an historical framework for wider reflections on the relationship between art and politics. After 1944, the PCI became the biggest Communist organisation in the West, placing Italy in an ambiguous position regarding the other European countries. Nevertheless, the immedi

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One: The Cultural Politics of the PCI

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Part Two: Art and Communism in Post-War Italy

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9781443882149

1443882143

OCLC:

951223724