Free Berlin by Briana J. Smith - ISBN: 9780262047197
Hardcover
Berlin art reimagined: collective creativity, social solidarity, beyond art world limits.

Free Berlin

Art, Urban Politics, and Everyday Life

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2022

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Summary

An alternative history of art in Berlin, detaching artistic innovation from art world narratives and connecting it instead to collective creativity and social solidarity.

In pre- and post-reunification Berlin, socially engaged artists championed collective art making and creativity over individual advancement, transforming urban space and civic life in the process. During the Cold War, the city’s state of exception invited artists on both sides of the Wall to detour from artistic trad…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262047197
ISBN-10:0262047195
Author:Briana J. Smith
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 November 2022
Weight:567g
Dimensions:229mm x 178mm
About The Author

Briana J. Smith

Briana J. Smith is Assistant Director and Lecturer in the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature at Harvard University and teaches for the Harvard Extension School.

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