Assault on Culture : Utopian Currents from Lettrisme to Class War

Home, Stewart

ISBN 10: 094851888X / ISBN 13: 9780948518881

Published by Left Bank Distribution, 1991

About this Item

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assault on Culture : Utopian Currents from Lettrisme to Class War
• Publisher: Left Bank Distribution
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 094851888X
• ISBN 13: 9780948518881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.441 pounds

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Synopsis

" A straightforward account of the vanguards that followed Letlrisme, fluxus, Neoism and others even more obscure" Village Voice."Home's book is the first that I know of to chart this particular 'tradition' and to treat it seriously. It is a healthy corrective to the overly aestheticised view of 20th century avant-gorde art that now prevails." City Limits." Much of the information is taken from obscure sources and the book is essential reading for anyone interested in the subject. It demystifies the political and artistic practices of opponents to the dominant culture and serves as a basic reference for a field largely undocumented in English. It is also engagingly honest, unpretentious, questioning and immediate in its impact" Artists Newsletter."Reflecting the uncategorisable aspect of art that hurls itself into visionary politics, the book will engage political scientists, performance artists and activists" Art and Text." Apocalyptic in the literal sense of the an uncovering, revelation, a vision" New Statesman." A concise introduction to a whole mess of troublemakers through the ages... well written, incisive and colourful" NME."Informative and provocative" Art Forum.