Manhattan Marxism /
The artist Rainer Ganahl has been creatively adapting the writings of Karl Marx to his own work since the 1990s. The German philosopher's ideas have galvanized projects such as Ganahl's irreverent fashion show Commes des Marxists, a series of obscene food sculptures inspired by the "c...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berlin :
Sternberg Press,
[2018]
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | The artist Rainer Ganahl has been creatively adapting the writings of Karl Marx to his own work since the 1990s. The German philosopher's ideas have galvanized projects such as Ganahl's irreverent fashion show Commes des Marxists, a series of obscene food sculptures inspired by the "credit crunch" of 2008, and a Karl Marx fire extinguisher, which allows the thinker's wisdom to be sprayed onto any conflict. There has never been a more fitting time, however, for the release of this book, which appears on the tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis, and 200 years after Marx's birth. In more than 700 pages, Manhattan Marxism assembles essays, photograps and other documentation from dozens of Ganahl's Marx-themed projects from the past decade. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Accompanied by a "newspaper" laid in, a special on Ganahl's new project "Selling my library" (57 x 40 cm folded to 29 x 20 cm). |
| Physical Description: | 767 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783956794117 3956794117 |