Politics as Public Art: The Aesthetics of Political Organizing and Social Movements

Politics as Public Art offers a critical understanding of the relationship between public art and protest movements by integrating interdisciplinary scholarship and activism from diverse geographic contexts. It advocates for scholar-activist inquiry into how socially engaged public art practices can lead to more inclusive futures and greater intersectional justice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Politics as Public Art presents a groundbreaking collection that explores innovative frameworks for understanding the intricate relationship between public art and protest movements. Through the utilization of socially engaged and choreopolitical approaches, this anthology seeks to challenge conventional perceptions and provide a fresh perspective on this dynamic interplay.

Drawing from a diverse range of interdisciplinary scholarship and activism, this anthology brings together geographically rich perspectives from political and grassroots community contexts across the United States, Europe, Australia, and Southeastern Africa. It questions, reimagines, and challenges the conventional understanding of how public art practice can be integral to politics, including forms of surveillance and control of bodily movement. Moreover, it delves into how political participation itself can be seen as a form of public artmaking, aimed at fostering radical social change and creating just worlds.

This collection advocates for a scholar-activist inquiry into how socially engaged public art practices can pave the way for transformative thinking and working toward championing more inclusive futures. It encourages readers to engage in critical reflection and action, as they explore the potential of public art and choreopolitical theory to choreograph greater intersectional justice.

With a broad appeal to audiences across humanities and social science scholarship, arts practice, and activism, this book offers conceptual and empirically informed tools for those seeking to move from public art and choreopolitical theory into modes of praxis. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars, artists, and activists alike, as they navigate the complex terrain of contemporary politics and strive for a more equitable and just world.

Weight: 290g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032138558