TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mesch,Claudia
TI  - Art and politics: a small history of art for social change since 1945 
SN  - 9781848851108 (pbk.)
AV  - N 72 .P6 M47 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Art
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Art and society
KW  - History
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index; 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; Also available online
N2  - 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
ER  -