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Acts of resistance : the power of art to create a better world / Amber Massie-Blomfield.

Summary:

"What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Can it be a genuine form of political resistance? In this exhilarating and deeply inspiring work, Amber Massie-Blomfield considers the work of artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers -- such as Gran Fury, Billie Holiday, Alexis Wright, Claude Cahun, Rick Lowe, and Joseph Beuys -- alongside collectives, communities, and organizations that have used protest sites as their canvas and spearheaded political movements. From writer Ken Saro Wiwa combatting oil pollution in Nigeria and Susan Sontag directing Waiting for Godot in besieged Sarajevo to the women stitching subversive patchworks in Pinochet's Chile and the artist-activists who blocked the building of a new airport in France, with stories drawn from environmentalism, feminism, anti-fascism, and other movements, Acts of Resistance brings together remarkable acts of creativity that have shifted history on its axis." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781324078753
ISBN: 1324078758
Physical Description: xxiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2025.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I. The march -- The hill -- The power station -- The village -- Part II. The island -- The siege -- The concentration camp -- Part III. The party -- The trial -- Utopia.