'This is an argumentative book. It is openly opposed to quite a lot of different attitudes, trends and tendencies that are popular and widespread in contemporary art. It certainly has a good look at its enemies and a good go at them, but at the same time it tries to make a very precise point of also being for something else. In one simple tense, the whole book is about what that 'something else' can be. A 'somehting else' that comes in the guises and acts of small political gestures. A 'something else' that allows us to find and generate tools and the courage to find alternatives beside and beyond the instrumentalization of our life worlds, the society of the spectacle, the full brown commodification and mystification of artistic practice.' (excerpt from Preface, Mika Hannula)
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REF.HAM6
Language

English

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Publication/Creation date

2006

No of pages

136

ISBN / ISSN

975002902X

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Introduction

What's so Funny About a Small Gesture?

A Question of Context and Locality

The Demands and Challenges of Committed Participation

More Logo as an Alternative Strategy

Conclusions

The Politics of Small Gestures: Chances and Challenges for Contemporary Art
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The Politics of Small Gestures: Chances and Challenges for Contemporary Art