Art and the Arab Spring
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Art and the Arab Spring

Aesthetics of Revolution and Resistance in Tunisia and Beyond

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eBook - PDF

Art and the Arab Spring

Aesthetics of Revolution and Resistance in Tunisia and Beyond

About this book

The revolutions that began to sweep across countries in North Africa and the Middle East in December 2010 – like other revolutions in diverse modern historical contexts – have often been articulated, internally and externally, in black and white terms of success or failure, liberation or constraint, for or against, friend or enemy. These internal and external clichés are perpetuated by what Jellel Gasteli has called 'icons of revolutionary exoticism'. Paying particular attention to works from the Tunisian Revolution of 2011, this book examines a diverse body of art including photography, sculpture, graffiti, performance, video and installation by over twenty-five artists. Examining how art can evoke the idea of revolution, Art and the Arab Spring reveals a new way of understanding these revolutions, their profound cultural impact, and of the meaning of the term 'revolution' itself.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction: Exceeding Icons of Revolution in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
  10. 1 Aesthetics of Revolution and Infra-thin Critique
  11. 2 Contingency and Resistance: Exceeding Icons through Matter and Motion
  12. 3 Contingent Encounters: Artists, Artisans and Amateurs
  13. 4 Corporeal Resistance and Aesthetics of the Interface
  14. Conclusion: Art and Revolution: Aesthetics and Approaches
  15. References
  16. Index