'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)
Access level
Onsite
author
publisher
Location code
REF.HAM6
Language
English
Keywords
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
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