<![CDATA[Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage]]>

false <![CDATA[Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172248562m/153187.jpg 153187 1 There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist artæoften seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive oneæis no longer in fashion. In bringing together sixteen of the most important essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of Afterimageæone of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields for more than twenty-five yearsæGrant H. Kester demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Forging a style of criticism where aesthetic, critical, theoretical, and activist concerns converge, Afterimage has shaped American debates around the politics of visual production and arts education while offering a voice to politically involved artists and scholars. Art, Activism, and Oppositionality insists not only on the continuing relevance of an activist stance to contemporary art practice and criticism, but also on the significance of an engaged art practice that is aligned with social or political activism. With essays that span fifteen yearsæroughly from Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential win to the 1994 Republican victories in Congress, a period marked by waning public support for the arts and growing antagonism toward activist art æArt, Activism, and Oppositionality confronts issues ranging from arts patronage, pedagogy, and the very definitions of art and activism to struggles involving AIDS, reproductive rights, sexuality, and racial identity. Art, Activism, and Oppositionality will interest students and scholars of contemporary art history, media studies, cultural studies, and the fine arts, as well as, arts activists, critics, and arts administrators. Contributors. Maurice Berger, Richard Bolton, Ann Cvetkovich, Coco Fusco, Brian Goldfarb, Mable Haddock, Grant H. Kester, Ioannis Mookas, Chiquita Mullins Lee, Darrell Moore, Lorraine O’Grady, Michael Renov, Martha Rosler, Patricia Thomson, David Trend, Charles A. Wright Jr., Patricia R. Zimmerman 147869 12 1998 Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage total:6|5:2|4:4| 6 26 20 1 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 12:17:01 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:13:43 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:17:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 06:41:06 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:41:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 23:25:24 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 23:25:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 08:32:40 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 08:32:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 15:48:03 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 15:48:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 18 23:35:35 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 23:35:37 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 17 16:40:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 07 12:39:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 22:05:59 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 22:06:02 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 17 19:48:07 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 19:48:20 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 16 14:10:14 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 14:10:14 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 09 08:44:01 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 08:44:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 12:42:21 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 10:19:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 12:42:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 07 13:04:41 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 13:04:41 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Feb 14 13:53:11 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 13:53:15 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 10 11:32:50 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 11:32:50 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 29 14:44:20 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 14:44:20 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jun 03 07:10:49 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 21 07:52:26 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 03 07:10:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 24 16:00:11 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 19:00:53 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Sep 06 19:58:52 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 19:58:59 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Aug 03 09:52:56 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 09:52:56 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=153187