Art works : how organizers and artists are creating a better world together / Ken Grossinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossinger, Ken, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Political aspects.

Art.

Radicalism in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : The New Press, [2023]

Summary:

Named one of The Progressive magazine's Favorite Books of the Year An inside look at the organizers and artists on the front lines of political mobilization and social change "Ken [Grossinger] is one of the smartest strategists I know." --John Sweeney, AFL-CIO president, 1995-2009 An artist's mural of George Floyd becomes an emblem.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle": Art of the Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter Movements

2. "Singing for Our Lives": Music and Anthems for Our Planet

3. Moving Images: The Power of Film in Political Mobilization

4. "No Papers, No Fear": Cultural Strategies for Migrant, Immigrant, and Refugee Justice

5. "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Who Do Museums Serve?

6. Toward Art, Activism, and Transformative Philanthropy

7. Afterword: Artists and Organizers Speak

Acknowledgments

Interviews

Notes

Index of Names

About the Author

Publishing in the Public Interest

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781620978009

1620978008

OCLC:

1377817015