Summary
Blake Stimson, Gregory Sholette: Collectivism after Modernism
The book "Collectivism after Modernism" analyzes collective art practices from the Cold War period to the present day. Organized around a series of case studies across Europe, Japan, the USA, Africa, Cuba and Mexico, this collection of works tells about the activities of renowned artistic collectives such as the Guerrilla Girls, Yes Men, as well as other, lesser-known groups.
Each of the authors in this book addresses a specific issue - the successes and failures of artists as well as the complications they encounter as they try to overcome current circumstances and burdens from the past. Dealing with this, they inevitably reach beyond the imagined framework - "collectivism after modernism" - which brought them together from the beginning. The book provides the historical understanding necessary for thinking about postmodern collective art practice, now and in the future.
Modernist collectivism after the war no longer made sense and is only now appearing again on the horizon.
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