Comments on: Art and Politics: An Introduction http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the <i>Art in the Twenty-First Century</i> PBS series Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: future cities lab » Sensing the City - Design Studio with Wendy Ju - Fall 2010 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-22512 future cities lab » Sensing the City - Design Studio with Wendy Ju - Fall 2010 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:36:48 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-22512 [...] Tech Hans Haake – MOMA Poll voting booth Link Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, [...]

]]> By: Flash Points: Art+Politics, Looking Back & Moving Forward | Art21 Blog http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10969 Flash Points: Art+Politics, Looking Back & Moving Forward | Art21 Blog Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:08:05 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10969 [...] Art21’s own Marc Mayer kicked things off when he asked: [...]

]]> By: Marc Mayer http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10351 Marc Mayer Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:24:47 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10351 I don’t disagree with this point, but I also think this statement rests on one’s definition as politics. Yes – values, judgment, and intent are all part of art making. Yet, I do wonder, because politics is such a loaded term, if sometimes calling something “political art,” predetermines its meaning, much in the same way artists biographies tend to do. Simultaneously, in some circles “political art,” is a dirty word and often omitted from different forms of interpretation, even when it is relevant. Part of the reason we picked this topic is to develop our own understanding of these potential relationships. I know I have struggled with this question and I look forward to some additional insight from our bloggers and our readers. Thanks Jenny for your comment. It gets to the heart of the matter.

]]> By: Jenny http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10340 Jenny Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:09:41 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10340 From my limited knowledge of art, I assume that art is an expression of one’s values or beliefs. Politics are formed from the values or beliefs. If this is so, isn’t all art inherently political then?

]]> By: Marc Mayer http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10338 Marc Mayer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:07:43 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10338 Very interesting! What are topics and subjects are you including in your syllabus? What elements of the intersection between art and politics would you like us to explore? I welcome you to share with us. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Marc Mayer http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10337 Marc Mayer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:04:58 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10337 Very valid and interesting points. How have these acts of patronage influenced the contemporary art scene as well as broader visual culture? What are some of your thoughts? What are some of your distinctions between art and “political art?” I am not an expert and welcome your additional perspectives.

]]> By: Milan Kohout http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10333 Milan Kohout Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:38:00 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10333 I am glad that there is new interest in art as a tool for the social change. I have been doing it my whole life and for the last twenty years I was ridiculed by pseudo academics and other artists who all were bought into the stupidity of capitalistic consumerism and pos post modern masturbation. I was a part of a second culture movement in Czechoslovakia and we understand that art is politics is life is art is politics is life is art is politics is life is politics is art is life is politics ………
Milan
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I have a class at TUFTS University called Guerrilla Performance Art and POlitics and I noticed that there is new interest in this among the students … long live art revolution!!!!

]]> By: Amy http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10313 Amy Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:40:59 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10313 In the “broader context of history”, political art has played a large part in disseminating ideas to the masses, whether sent out from an individual or a group of people. Political art seems unique in that it is largely outward-focused, functioning primarily to encourage or influence others about a belief or opinion. Non-political art can do that as well, but it can also be inward-focused; a dialogue with oneself, mere experimentation or exploration… it does not necessarily have to have a specific motive or intention.

As for ties that exist between art, power, and patronage, we can see the effects of this throughout history, dating back for centuries. Patronage is supplied by those in power (which commonly goes hand in hand with those who have money), therefore the art that becomes “popular” due to support from wealthy patrons reflects the beliefs/opinions/sentiments of those patrons. For example, the Christian art and iconography that dominated the artworld during certain periods in history was funded by those with power and money at the time – the priests and patriarchs of churches. This same relationship still exists in some cases, even though the artists and patrons have changed.

]]> By: Aestheticized Politics | Creative Contact http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-10261 Aestheticized Politics | Creative Contact Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:25:33 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/2009/01/21/art-and-politics-an-introduction/#comment-10261 [...] Obama poster, Walter Benjamin, Hans Haacke, the Guerilla Girls, and more. Check the first post out here and the latest one here. Perfectly timed, considering the recent inauguration, there is a promise [...]

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