Artists Remake the World

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A Contemporary Art Manifesto

By Vid Simoniti

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Artists Remake the World by Vid Simoniti explores the transformative power of contemporary art and its role in addressing social, political, and environmental issues. It delves into how artists challenge conventions and inspire change across the globe, offering a profound analysis of creativity's impact on society. The book provides insightful encounters with artworks and artists who actively engage with the world's pressing problems.
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If you have an interest in exploring the boundless possibilities of art to influence and reshape societal narratives, this book could be captivating for you. It delves into how artists innovate and challenge the status quo, offering insightful perspectives on the transformative power of creative expression in the modern world.

An original and provocative exploration of the relationship between contemporary art, politics, and activism

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An original and provocative exploration of the relationship between contemporary art, politics, and activism

Artists Remake the World introduces readers to the political ambitions of contemporary art in the early twenty-first century and puts forward a new, wide-ranging account of art’s political potential. Surveying such innovations as evidence-driven art, socially engaged art, and ecological art, the book explores how artists have attempted to offer bold solutions to the world’s problems.

Vid Simoniti offers original perspectives on contemporary art and its capacity as a force for political and social change. At its best, he argues, contemporary art allows us to imagine utopias and presents us with hard truths, which mainstream political discourse cannot yet articulate.

Covering subjects such as climate change, social justice, and global inequality, Simoniti introduces the reader to a host of visionary contemporary artists from across the globe, including Ai Weiwei, Olafur Eliasson, Wangechi Mutu, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, and Hito Steyerl.

Offering a philosophy of contemporary art as an experimental branch of politics, the book equips the reader with a new critical apparatus for thinking about political art today.

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Artists Remake the World by Vid Simoniti has been lauded for its insightful exploration of art's transformative power in today's turbulent world. Reviewers praise Simoniti as an exciting writer, noted for seamlessly blending history, criticism, and philosophy to reveal art's impactful role. The book is described as an original, elegant, and courageous analysis that elegantly navigates the intersection of art and politics, offering thought-provoking insights into contemporary political art.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300266290

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 28 color illus.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Vid Simoniti is a philosophy lecturer at the University of Liverpool, previously a junior research fellow at the University of Cambridge. He is a BBC New Generation Thinker 2021 and a co-chair of a fully-funded four-year conference programme at the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park Foundation.