Art/commons : anthropology beyond capitalism / Massimiliano Mollona.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mollona, Massimiliano, author.

Series:

In Common.

In Common

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Art and industry.

Arts--Economic aspects.

Arts.

Politics & International Relations.

Politics and the Arts (Politics).

History and Theory of Art.

Local Subjects:

Politics & International Relations.

Politics and the Arts (Politics).

History and Theory of Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : ZED Books Ltd., 2021.

Summary:

"Art/Commons is the first book to theorise the commons from the perspectives of contemporary art history and anthropology, focusing on the ongoing tensions between art and capitalism. This study is grounded in an analysis of contemporary artistic and curatorial practices, which the author describes as practices of commoning, based on co-production, participation, mutualism and the valorization of reproductive labour. Mollona proposes a novel theoretical approach to current debates on the commons, and shows that art can provide both a language of anti-capitalist and post-colonial critique as well as a distinctive set of skills and practices of commoning."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: Anthropology, Art and Political Economy

1. The Allure of Abstraction

2. Labour, Art and Slavery

3. Art and Commoning: A Short History

Part II: Projects

4. Participatory Films

5. Curatorial Projects

6. Institute of Radical Imagination

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2021).

ISBN:

9781786997005

1786997002

9780755639960

0755639960

9781786997012

1786997010

OCLC:

1238134446