Antipolitics in Central European Art : Reticence as Dissidence under Post-Totalitarian Rule 1956-1989

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Antipolitics in Central European Art : Reticence as Dissidence under Post-Totalitarian Rule 1956-1989 / Klara Kemp-Welch. - London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2014. - XX, 336 strony : ilustracje ; 24 cm.

Author

Kemp-Welch Klara. Autor

Form of Work

Książki Publikacje naukowe

Subject

Kantor, Tadeusz (1915-1990). Koller, Július (1939-2007) Szentjóby, Tamás (1944- ) Tót, Endre (1937- ) Kovanda, Jiří (1953- ) Bereś, Jerzy (1930-2012). Sztuka i polityka Kontrkultura. Sztuka i kultura masowa. Artyści polscy. Artyści węgierscy Artyści słowaccy Artyści czechosłowaccy Komunizm. Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia

Genre/Form

Monografia

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Notes:

Bibliography, etc. note

Bibliografia strony 313-328. Indeks.

Summary, etc.

Streszczenie: In this bold book Klara Kemp-Welch offers a compelling account of the way that artists in Central Europe embraced alternative forms of action-based practice, just as their dissident counterparts were formulating alternative models of politics – in particular an ‘antipolitics’ of self organization. Spanning a period punctuated by landmark events – the crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the invasion of Czechoslavakia in 1968 and the birth of the Polish Solidarity movement – while presenting powerful new readings of six key artists, Antipolitics in Central European Art anchors art historical analysis to a robust historical framework. Its rich illustrations reveal how those artists struggled to enjoy freedom of expression and reclaim public space inside a political system where both seemed impossible.