CONFLICTUAL AESTHETICS

A new wave of artistic activism has emerged in recent years in response to the ever-increasing dominance of authoritarian neoliberal ism. Activist practices in the art field, however, have been around much longer. As Oliver Marchart claims, there has always been an activist undercurrent in art. In this book he traces trajectories of artistic activism in theater, dance, performance, and public a rt, and investigates the political potential of urbanism, curating, and biennials of resistance. What emerges is a conflictual aes thetics th...[Read more]