Comforting Myths Concerning the Political in Art |
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Author:
| Alameddine, Rabih |
Series title: | Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-In-Residence Lectures |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-5251-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2024 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Rabih Alameddine takes the subject of politics and art head-on, questioning the very premise of dividing these two pillars of culture into an either/or proposition. He reveals how a political dimension enlarges a work of art rather than making it less beautiful or reducing it to a polemic, as we are so often and carelessly taught.
In this book, Rabih Alameddine takes the subject of politics and art head-on, questioning the very premise of dividing these two pillars of culture into an either/or proposition. He reveals how a political dimension enlarges a work of art rather than making it less beautiful or reducing it to a polemic, as we are so often and carelessly taught.