The Commodification of Art, and Capitalism’s Infiltration of the Art ...
WEBSep 12, 2021 · Artists of the late 20th century, such as Warhol and Haring, voiced their concerns over the capitalistic surge of mass production and commodification, pioneering an artistic revolution that unveils...
Culture under capitalism: Why art is alienated - Counterfire
WEBMay 6, 2021 · Marx argued that capitalism deformed art in a number of ways. Most importantly, the division of society into artists and non-artists, ‘the exclusive concentration of artistic talent in particular individuals, and its suppression in the broad mass’, is deeply damaging to art itself.
Ai Weiwei on reclaiming art from capitalism - The Economist
WEBNov 8, 2021 · It is characterised by capitalism’s fervent advocacy of individual freedom, its encouragement of so-called “creativity” and the idealisation of unfettered personal development.
Breaking the Curse of Capitalist Realism: Art and the Quest for ...
WEBSep 21, 2023 · While art can criticize capitalism, it has been absorbed into capitalism in our modern society, appearing to reflect the commodification of society. How can something be examined objectively...
Satire and Subversion: Capitalist Realism Defined in 4 Artworks
WEBFeb 16, 2021 · Capitalist Realism was Germany’s cutting, acerbic take on American Pop Art, combining imagery from newspapers, advertising, and commerce with a biting and satirical edge.
Art under Neoliberalism | ARTMargins | MIT Press
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Neoliberals seek to appropriate mural art into markets and capitalist institutions that support gentrification, settler colonialism, and neoliberal capitalism, while Pan-Africanists and others still use art to realize another world.
Capitalist Realism Movement Overview - TheArtStory
WEBStarted in Düsseldorf among a group of art students, including Gerhard Richter and Sigmar Polke, the Capital Realists shared a critical stance toward the invasion of American capitalism and consumerism into West Germany.
Artmaking in the Age of Global Capitalism: Visual Practices
WEBAsks what political art look like today, and how art can act critically under neoliberalism. Explores the political and economic forces that began changing soci...
Capitalist realism - Tate
WEBCapitalist realism was a movement formed in Düsseldorf in Germany in 1963 to challenge the dominating influence of American pop art in the Western world. Capitalist realism is sometimes thought of as German pop art because the artists associated with it were similarly interested in mass media and the banal.
Art and the end of capitalism - Financial Times
WEBMar 6, 2015 · Art and the end of capitalism. The theorist Jeremy Rifkin has diagnosed the beginning of the end of the capitalist era, and artists are part of the prescription for a healthy, collaborative...