Mesch, Claudia, <br/><br/>
Art and politics :  a small history of art for social change since 1945 / 
 Small history of art for social change since 1945 
Claudia Mesch. 
 - London ;  New York :  I.B. Tauris,  2013. 
 - xiii, 240 pages :  black and white illustrations ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index. 
<br/><br/>State-sponsored art during the Cold War -- Post-colonial identity and the Civil-Rights movement -- The anti-war and peace movements -- Feminisms -- Gay identity/queer art -- Environmental art -- Anti-globalization -- Epilogue : protestAR : #OCCUPYWALLSTREET and #arOCCUPYWALLSTREET. 
<br/><br/> Contemporary art is increasingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewer. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political message. This book provides readers with the tools to decode and appreciate political art, a crucial and understudied direction in post-war art. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781848851108 (pbk.) 1848851103 (pbk.) 9781848851092 (hbk.) 184885109X (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012276238 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB486300  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016511679  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art--Political aspects.<br/>Art and society--History.<br/>Art and society.<br/>Art--Political aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N 72 .P6 M47 2013