Protest Art (Art Essentials) [Paperback]

An essential guide to how the power of art has been harnessed to effect political change across the modern world, from the struggle for universal suffrage to Black Lives Matter. Spotlights the potency of images' and art's often disruptive, and sometimes effective, role in challenging conventions and established power structures. With a reach toward global inclusivity, epigraphs from artists manifestos, bold type presentations of key ideas, a glossary, a reading list, and questions for classroom consideration, A useful set of guidebooks to the fields that inform contemporary art [that] are fully illustrated, well produced, informative, and concise.