Usable Pasts: Social Practice and State Formation in American Art
(Book #239 in the Historical Materialism Series)
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Usable Pasts zeros in on two periods in the United States that saw the state increase its financial support for socially engaged works of culture. In the 1990s the political artworks by Suzanne lacy, Rick Lowe, and Martha Rosler helped usher in an era of social practice art, while in the 1930s saw the creation of the leftist Cultural Front and its proliferation of experiential theatre, modern dance, and photography. By analyzing these trends and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:164259900X
ISBN13:9781642599008
Release Date:May 2023
Publisher:Haymarket Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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