Description
Art after Liberalism is an account of creative practice at a moment of converging social crises. It is also an inquiry into emergent ways of living, acting, and making art in the company of others.
The apparent failures of liberal thinking mark its starting point. No longer can the framework of the nation-state, the figure of the enterprising individual, and the premise of limitless development be counted on to produce a world worth living in. No longer can talk of inclusion, representation, or a neutral public sphere pass for something like equality.
It is increasingly clear that these commonplace liberal conceptions have failed to improve life in any lasting way. In fact, they conceal fundamental connections to enslavement, conscription, colonization, moral debt, and ecological devastation. Now we must decide what comes after.
The essays in this book attempt to register these connections by following itinerant artists, artworks, and art publics as they move across comparative political environments. The book thus provides a range of speculations about art and social experience after liberal modernity.
Featuring a conversation with Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon of MTL Collective.
About the Author
Nicholas Gamso teaches in the Art, Place, and Public Studies program at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Reviews
Both timely and compelling. -- Kim Charnley * Third Text *
Book Information
ISBN 9781941332689
Author Nicholas Gamso
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Publisher Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Weight(grams) 392g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 149mm * 19mm
The apparent failures of liberal thinking mark its starting point. No longer can the framework of the nation-state, the figure of the enterprising individual, and the premise of limitless development be counted on to produce a world worth living in. No longer can talk of inclusion, representation, or a neutral public sphere pass for something like equality.
It is increasingly clear that these commonplace liberal conceptions have failed to improve life in any lasting way. In fact, they conceal fundamental connections to enslavement, conscription, colonization, moral debt, and ecological devastation. Now we must decide what comes after.
The essays in this book attempt to register these connections by following itinerant artists, artworks, and art publics as they move across comparative political environments. The book thus provides a range of speculations about art and social experience after liberal modernity.
Featuring a conversation with Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon of MTL Collective.
About the Author
Nicholas Gamso teaches in the Art, Place, and Public Studies program at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Reviews
Both timely and compelling. -- Kim Charnley * Third Text *
Book Information
ISBN 9781941332689
Author Nicholas Gamso
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Publisher Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Weight(grams) 392g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 149mm * 19mm
