{"product_id":"the-dialectics-of-art-9781642591316","title":"The Dialectics of Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the question of \"what is art?\", it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly circular answer is deeply unsatisfying. In a tour de force spanning renaissance Italy and the Dutch Republic to contemporary leading figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/i\u003e instead approaches its subject matter as a distinct field of creative human labour that emerges alongside and in opposition to the alienation and commodification brought about by capitalism. The pieces and individuals Molyneux examines -- from Michelangelo’s \u003ci\u003eSlaves\u003c\/i\u003e to Rembrandts \u003ci\u003eJewish Bride\u003c\/i\u003e to the vast drip paintings of Jackson Pollock – are presented as embodying the social contradictions of their times, giving art an inherently political relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its relationship of creative and dialectical tension to prevailing social relationships and norms, such art points beyond the existing order of things, hinting at a potential future society not based on alienated labour in which creative production becomes the property and practice of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/em\u003e by John Molyneux is a reflection on the role played by the visual arts in Western society, from the Renaissance up to the present day, a reflection that is unapologetically Marxist in character. However, I urge the reader not to be turned off by that.' - \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDublin Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book is written with less emphasis on resolving theoretical disputes in the seminar room and more on the role culture can play in activating and articulating political struggle.’ – \u003cstrong\u003eMarx \u0026amp; Philosophy Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘For those interested in social change and the importance of art as a challenge to the alienating core of capitalism, \u003cem\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent place to start.’ – \u003cstrong\u003eNew Politics Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is art?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow we judge art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelangelo and Human Emancipation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRembrandt and Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicasso: Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensation Exhibition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracey Emin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort Reviews: Jackson Pollock; Andy Warhol; Francis Bacon; Rubens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Liberty Of Appearing: Yasser Alwan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Art Develops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDialectics of Modernism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020201460055,"sku":"9781642591316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781642591316.jpg?v=1750782746","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dialectics-of-art-9781642591316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}