Polgovsky Ezcurra, Mara and Halart, S., eds. (2016) Sabotage art: politics and iconoclasm in contemporary Latin America. International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. London, UK: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 9781784532253.
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Abstract
Sabotage is the deliberate disruption of a dominant system, be it political, military or economic. Yet in recent decades, sabotage has also become an artistic strategy most notably in Latin America. In Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, artists are producing radical, unruly or even iconoclastic work that resists state violence, social conformity and the commodification of art. Sabotage Art reveals how contemporary Latin American artists have resorted to sabotage strategies as a means to bridge the gap between aesthetics and politics. The global status of and market for Latin American art is growing rapidly. This book is essential reading for those who want to understand this new, dissident work, as well as its mystification, co-option and commercialisation within current academic historiographies and art-world curatorial initiatives.
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| Item Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Latin American Art, politics, disruptive strategies, participatory art, public space |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Mara Polgovsky Ezcurra |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2019 15:07 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:46 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/25044 |
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