Art as Demonstration
A Revolutionary Recasting of Knowledge
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- Hardcover
392 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
Demonstration, in short, says, “See here.” It is the practice of pointing to something in order to explain or contest it. As such, Sven Spieker argues that demonstration has helped reshape art from the height of the Cold War to the late twentieth century, reformatting our understanding of how art and political engagement relate to each other. Focusing on Western Europe (especially Germany), Eastern Europe, and the United States, Art as Demonstration expands on contemporary discussion…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048712 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026204871X |
| Author: | Sven Spieker |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Using close analysis of individual works, particularly from the 1960s onwards, [Art as Demonstration] highlights how artists’ perspectives on art have evolved from isolated objects to forms of education.”
—Artnet
“Art as Demonstration offers significant value with its unique case studies and methodology.”
—H-Net
“Spieker’s detailed case-studies are of interest to anyone looking at the intersection of art, demonstration, protest and knowledge.”
—International Affairs
“A very worthwhile read for those interested in the roots of the ongoing pedagogical fever within art institutions or in contemporary art’s revolutionary aspirations and failures, as well as for those researching both art (as) education and protest (as) art and wondering how these two interests may be combined.”
—Miejsce
“Spieker introduces the reader to the uncertain field of revolutionary or proto-revolutionary actions and performances by artists from the time of the neo-avant-garde through conceptual art to contemporary art.”
—AM Journal
About The Author
Sven Spieker
Sven Spieker is the founding editor of ARTMargins print journal and ARTMargins Online and Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of The Big Archive and the editor of Destruction (both MIT Press), and editor of Akusmatik im Labor- Kultur-Kunst-Medien.
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