Protest : the aesthetics of resistance /
Fifty years after 1968, ideological frontlines that were once clearly defined have irretrievably collapsed into a state of utter confusion. Protest seems to have been largely appropriated by the economy, becoming a matter of fashion. It is abused by the masses and those in power alike. At the same t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Zurich :
Lars Müller Publishers,
[2018]
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| Series: | Korrespondenzen (Zürich, Switzerland) ;
Bd. 7. |
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| Summary: | Fifty years after 1968, ideological frontlines that were once clearly defined have irretrievably collapsed into a state of utter confusion. Protest seems to have been largely appropriated by the economy, becoming a matter of fashion. It is abused by the masses and those in power alike. At the same time, there is a rich repertoire of creative practices in which resistance is continually being reinvented in the face of advanced globalization and digitization. Here, protest manifests itself as a cultural achievement that is as vibrant and necessary as ever before. It is precisely for that reason that the question of the relevance and impact of protest needs to posed anew. |
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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition Protest! Widerstand im Plakat (Protest! Resistence Posters), held at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, in 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 448 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783037785607 3037785608 |