Arresting Images : Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415908930
ISBN-13
9780415908931
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 28th, 1994
Print length
402 Pages
Weight
740 grams
Product Classification:
Dance & other performing artsMedia studiesEthical issues: censorship
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Dubin tackles the thorny issues of 'correct art', censored art and contentious art as he surveys rec ent controversies such as Mapplethorpe's depiction of children and Mayor Washington portrayed in underwear.
Although contemporary art may sometimes shock us, more alarming are recent attempts to regulate its display. Drawing upon extensive interviews, a broad sampling of media accounts, legal documents and his own observations of important events, sociologist Steven Dubin surveys the recent trend in censorship of the visual arts, photography and film, as well as artistic upstarts such as video and performance art. He examines the dual meaning of arresting images--both the nature of art work which disarms its viewers and the social reaction to it. Arresting Images examines the battles which erupt when artists address such controversial issues as racial polarization, AIDS, gay-bashing and sexual inequality in their work.
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