{"product_id":"art-and-politics-between-purity-and-propaganda-9789462981782","title":"Art and Politics: Between Purity and Propaganda","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eArt and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Segal explores the collision of politics and art in seven enticing essays. The book explores the position of art and artists under a number of different political regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, traveling around the world to consider how art and politics have interacted and influenced each other in different conditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joes Segal takes you on a journey to the Third Reich, where Emil Nolde supported the regime while being called degenerate; shows us Diego Rivera creating Marxist murals in Mexico and the United States for anti-Marxist governments and clients; ties Jackson Pollock's drip paintings in their Cold War context to both the FBI and the CIA; and considers the countless images of Mao Zedong in China as unlikely witnesses of radical political change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \"[Segal's] command of ideas and sources is nothing short of magnificent, and nearly every page bursts with important, elegantly written and nuanced observations. If you're ready to de-reify your brain, read this.\" - Eric A. Gordon, \u003ci\u003ePeople's World\u003c\/i\u003e, 2016 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -  Radio interview with KCRW Radio . Read the accompanying blog post  here\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1. Positive and Negative Integration - The First World War in France and Germany 2. Between Nationalism and Communism - Diego Rivera and Mexican Muralism 3. National and Degenerate Art - The Third Reich 4. Internal and External Enemies - The Cold War 5. From Maoism to Capitalist Communism - The People's Republic of China 6. The In-Between Space - Kara Walker's Shadow Murals 7. A Heavy Heritage - Monuments in the former Soviet Bloc Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index of Names","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473228697943,"sku":"9789462981782","price":23.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789462981782.jpg?v=1744905793","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/art-and-politics-between-purity-and-propaganda-9789462981782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}