The Battleground of Art
Radical Curating in the Neoliberal Era
$47.80
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
Activist and curator Marco Baravalle shows how artists across the global south and north are building alter-institutions—collective, autonomous infrastructures that challenge both state and market control. Drawing on operaismo, decolonial theory, and two decades of radical curating, he outlines an artistic practice grounded in cooperation, solidarity, and resistance.
Revisiting the insurgent art movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Baravalle traces their echoes in contemporary s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781836742746 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1836742746 |
| Author: | Marco Baravalle |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
Prepare to be uplifted by Baravalle’s rousing, and deeply thoughtful, profile of radical, creative work that flourishes outside of the capital-saturated sectors of the artworld. – Andrew Ross, author of The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates
About The Author
Marco Baravalle
Marco Baravalle is a Venice-based researcher, curator, and activist. A co-founder of the Institute of Radical Imagination and Sale Docks, he works at the intersection of art, politics, and social movements. His research focuses on neoliberalism, colonialism, and the relationship between art and ecology, exploring how cultural institutions can be reimagined through collective and anticapitalist practices. He is the co-editor of Art for Radical Ecologies (Manifesto) (2024) and has long been involved in international networks of radical curating and art activism.
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