Autonomous Art Institutions: Artists Disrupting the Creative City (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781786616029)

Alberto Cossu's ethnographic research on the MACAO centre in Italy radiates out to questions about what it means to be a modern artist, and how much autonomy is left to the artist in a globalized and politicised world.

Autonomous Art Institutions provides a unique perspective on the political engagement of artists in order to investigate the reconfiguration of contemporary art practices as they dissolve in social and economic processes. The book provides insight into the making of a radical art institution across seven years of activity, showing how social, cultural and economic elements are appropriated and repurposed by artists in the process. Based on years of sociological research as well as direct involvement of the author in the artistic practices, the book illuminates the spark of society-to-come by examining the doings of artists as they attempt to disrupt the 'creative city.'

Author: Alberto Cossu
ISBN-10: 1786616025
ISBN-13: 9781786616029
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2022
Pages: 150
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d