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But is it art? : the spirit of art as activism / edited by Nina Felshin.

Felshin, Nina. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780941920292 :
ISBN: 0941920291 :
Physical Description: 412 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Seattle : Bay Press, c1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-404).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Nina Felshin -- Ch. 1. The Invisible Town Square: Artists' Collaborations and Media Dramas in America's Biggest Border Town / Robert L. Pincus -- Ch. 2. This Is to Enrage You: Gran Fury and the Graphics of AIDS Activism / Richard Meyer -- Ch. 3. Group Material Timeline: Activism as a Work of Art / Jan Avgikos -- Ch. 4. The American Festival Project: Performing Difference, Discovering Common Ground / Jan Cohen-Cruz -- Ch. 5. Ecopolitics/Ecopoetry: Helen and Newton Harrison's Environmental Talking Cure / Eleanor Heartney -- Ch. 6. Maintenance Activity: Creating a Climate for Change / Patricia C. Phillips -- Ch. 7. Is It Still Privileged Art? The Politics of Class and Collaboration in the Art Practice of Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge / Dot Tuer -- Ch. 8. The Body Politics of Suzanne Lacy / Jeff Kelley -- Ch. 9. Making Art, Reclaiming Lives: The Artist and Homeless Collaborative / Andrea Wolper -- Ch. 10. Peggy Diggs: Private Acts and Public Art / Patricia C. Phillips -- Ch. 11. Guerrilla Girl Power: Why the Art World Needs a Conscience / Elizabeth Hess -- Ch. 12. Louder Than Words: A WAC Chronicle / Tracy Ann Essoglou.