A critical reader on art, democracy and resistance today

This volume of essays by leading international philosophers, cultural theoreticians and art historians offers new ideas and practices for resistance today. From case studies on artists (Nalini Malani) and recent events (StrikeMoMA, artwashing ) to philosophical essays on the relationship between art and democracy and resistance as value creation, this book offers a polyphonic take on our complex global world. Contributors include Dutch cultural theorist and video artist Mieke Bal; Belgian philosopher Pascal Chabot; museum director Bernard Fibicher; German philosopher Markus Gabriel; German art historian Isabelle Graw; American curator and writer Mary Jane Jacob; French philosopher Plinio Prado; American activist Andrew Ross; American artist and activist Gregory Sholette; German philosopher Markus Steinweg; and Swiss art historian Michel Thevoz.