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Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism

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Social Realism was first labelled as a definable art movement in the 1920s, when art and propaganda merged during the Russian Revolution. Much of today's social art goes beyond mere social realism, following a path from realism to abstraction and transcendence, initially trod by artists such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, an abstraction encoded with utopian ideology. emerged. Though propaganda plays heavily into the mix, so does a darker reality borne out on the streets of urban centers and in rural backyards, languishing in a post-industrial depression. Since the 1980s, socially conscious artists have increasingly addressed issues of narcissism/vanity/ consumption, commerce, sex, drugs, and AIDS. Work by 25 artists is represented in Social Strategies, including Jenny Holzer, Gilbert and George, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

Language: English

Pages: 71

Format: Paperback

Release: August 31, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780295983257

Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism

0/5 ( ratings)

Social Realism was first labelled as a definable art movement in the 1920s, when art and propaganda merged during the Russian Revolution. Much of today's social art goes beyond mere social realism, following a path from realism to abstraction and transcendence, initially trod by artists such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, an abstraction encoded with utopian ideology. emerged. Though propaganda plays heavily into the mix, so does a darker reality borne out on the streets of urban centers and in rural backyards, languishing in a post-industrial depression. Since the 1980s, socially conscious artists have increasingly addressed issues of narcissism/vanity/ consumption, commerce, sex, drugs, and AIDS. Work by 25 artists is represented in Social Strategies, including Jenny Holzer, Gilbert and George, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

Language: English

Pages: 71

Format: Paperback

Release: August 31, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780295983257

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