Art power / Boris Groys.
In 'Art Power' the author examines modern art according to its ideological function. Art, he argues, is produced and brought before the public in two ways - as a commodity and as a tool of political propaganda. In developing his thesis he looks at art produced under totalitarinism, Sociali...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
[2008]
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| Summary: | In 'Art Power' the author examines modern art according to its ideological function. Art, he argues, is produced and brought before the public in two ways - as a commodity and as a tool of political propaganda. In developing his thesis he looks at art produced under totalitarinism, Socialism and post-Communism. |
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| Physical Description: | 187 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190). |
| ISBN: | 0262072920 9780262072922 |