Artists Remake the World : A Contemporary Art Manifesto / Vid Simoniti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simoniti, Vid, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--21st century.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--21st century--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Padstow, England : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

An original and provocative exploration of the relationship between contemporary art, politics, and activism Artists Remake the World introduces readers to the political ambitions of contemporary art in the early twenty-first century and puts forward a new, wide-ranging account of art's political potential. Surveying such innovations as evidence-driven art, socially engaged art, and ecological art, the book explores how artists have attempted to offer bold solutions to the world's problems. Vid Simoniti offers original perspectives on contemporary art and its capacity as a force for political and social change. At its best, he argues, contemporary art allows us to imagine utopias and presents us with hard truths, which mainstream political discourse cannot yet articulate. Covering subjects such as climate change, social justice, and global inequality, Simoniti introduces the reader to a host of visionary contemporary artists from across the globe, including Ai Weiwei, Olafur Eliasson, Wangechi Mutu, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, and Hito Steyerl. Offering a philosophy of contemporary art as an experimental branch of politics, the book equips the reader with a new critical apparatus for thinking about political art today.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. When and How Contemporary Art Became Political

2. Realism for Our Time: On Art and Truth

3. Utility and Utopia: On Socially Engaged Art

4. Worldmaking: On the Role of Aesthetics in Political Art

Plates Section

5. Spectacle and Surveillance: On Art in the Internet Age

6. Creativity in the Face of Extinction:

7. Remaking the World's Hinges

Notes

Further Reading

Image Credits

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Simoniti, Vid Artists Remake the World

ISBN:

9780300275186

OCLC:

1402246321