War of Art: A History of Artists' Protest In America Publisher / CSIRO Publishing sparking creativity at every turn

sparking creativity at every turn of the page

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War of Art: A History of Artists' Protest In America Publisher / CSIRO Publishing sparking creativity at every turnHow artists have changed America through direct action Artists in America have long battled against injustices, believing that art can in fact do more. The War of Art tells this history of artist led activism and the global political and aesthetic debates of the 1960s to the present. In contrast to the financialized art market and celebrity artists, the book explores the power of collective effort from protesting to philanthropy, and from wheat