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Performing Revolutionary: Art, Action, Activism

Artist/Author: Nicole Garneau | Editor: Anne Cushwa | Reference: P3541 | ISBN: 978-1783207947 | Type: Publication

The result of five years of practice-based creative research focused on the UPRISING project, the book presents a number of methods for the creation of politically charged interactive public events in the style of a how-to guide. 

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

Global Activism: Art and Conflict in the 21st Century

Editor: Peter Weibel | Reference: P3137 | ISBN: 978-0262526890 | Type: Publication

Describes and documents politically inspired art — global art practices that draw attention to grievances and demand the transformation of existing conditions through actions, demonstrations, and performances in public space. Includes essays by leading thinkers, images of art objects, illustrations, documents, and other material as well as case studies by artists and activists.

Part of the Study Room Guide on Live Art and Displacement (P3107).

The Contested Scenography of Revolution

Artist/Author: Tania El Khoury | Reference: A0578 | Type: Article

Review concerned with the politicisation of public spaces in the Arab territories where uprisings turn cities into the scenography of intervention.