Body as Protest highlights the photographic representation of the human body as a radical expression of protest against social, political and aesthetic norms. Centering on a series by John Coplans, it also includes works by Hannah Wilke, Ketty La Rocca, Hannah Villiger, Bruce Nauman, Robert Mapplethorpe and Tatiana Lecomte.
This book is the first of its kind to "map" these new institutions and cultural spaces, which, although varying widely in size, style and political situation, are nonetheless united in their desire to promote peace, tolerance and the ...
Blasphemy: Art that Offends is a prescient examination of the perpetually troubled, often explosive relationship between religion, politics and art. This book draws on a rich wealth of visual material,...
《艺术的话语政治》是作者第一本海外中文艺术评论文集,收录了大部分国内无法出版的艺术评论,其中三篇写于新冠肆虐时期的纽约山中。文集内容包括1989年后六四艺术评论、关于艺术与公民社会及底层社会的讨论、关于雷锋摄影的文化批评、为友人在国内无法出版的书写的序、与高行健的对话等。这些艺术评论、书序和访谈的写作,当时身处中国的经济崛起与新1984并起的语境,行文附着了希望与恐惧的文字心跳。这些文字是在“列宁主义的国家资本主义”进程中留下的思想痕迹,而今再无可能重写。而在文字中每每闪烁的对中国变革的期待,至今都悉数落空。然这一代人的文化复兴的冲顶之心从未泯灭。政治和经济陷于死局之际,正是文化冲刺之时。现在似乎才算真正的开始。
This collection of twenty essays reflects the ethical and political questions facing artists and ranges from scholarly reporting to comic strips
City of Refuge is artist Krzysztof Wodiczko's ambitious proposal to create a literal memorial for the 9/11 attacks, fusing politics and passion and showing a unique commitment to resistance. City...
A precursor to Arte Povera, Fluxus and Punk, the Situationist International has bequeathed a uniquely complex and conflicted legacy to contemporary art-making. Led by Guy Debord and Raoul Vaneigem, it...
What makes a good schoolhouse? Beyond the basics of classrooms and library, a good school inspires students and teachers and enhances the learning environment through its architecture and its art....
A groundbreaking look at art made in China during the Cultural Revolution Although numerous books on the Cultural Revolution have been published, they do not analyze the profound shift...
Eroticism and the Body Politic
The twentieth century was brought to a definitive conclusion by the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. What developments has art undergone since this violent end to...