Art of engagement : visual politics in California and beyond /

Art of Engagement takes the first comprehensive look at the key role of California's art and artists in politics and culture since 1945. Tracing the remarkably fertile confluence of political agitation and passionately engaged art, Peter Selz leads readers on a journey that begins with the Nazi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Selz, Peter, 1919-, Selz, Peter, 1919-2019
Corporate Authors: American University (Washington, D.C.) Museum, San Jose Museum of Art
Other Authors: Landauer, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : San Jose : University of California Press ; San Jose Museum of Art, 2006
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press ; San Jose, Calif. : San Jose Museum of Art, 2005
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2005
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Table of Contents:
  • An overview. Countering cultures: the California context / Susan Landauer
  • Prologue. A personal view of the interaction of politics and art
  • Introduction. Paths to engagement
  • Against war and violence
  • Countercultural trends
  • On racism, discrimination, and identity politics
  • Toward a sustainable earth
  • Foreword / Daniel T. Keegan
  • An overview : countering cultures : the California context / Susan Landauer
  • Prologue : a personal view of the interaction of politics and art
  • Introduction : paths to engagement
  • 1 Against war and violence
  • 2. Countercultural trends
  • 3. On racism, discrimination, and identity politics
  • 4. Toward a sustainable earth.