{"product_id":"acts-of-resistance-the-power-of-art-to-create-a-better-world","title":"Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmber Massie-Blomfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.4 x 2.6 x 22.5 cm | 272 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFootnote Press | 2024 | 9781804440513\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eActs of Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmber Massie-Blomfield writes about the artists who have treated the protest site as their canvas and contributed to movements that have transformed history - from the musicians in Auschwitz to the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, from the to ACT UP's 1989 invasion of the New York Stock Exchange, to the Niger Delta and indigenous communities in Bolivia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding stories and artists from across the globe, including Susan Sontag, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and Claude Cahun - alongside collectives, communities, amateurs and anonymous creators who have used their art as an expression of resistance - this fascinating book asks what is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Why are artists compelled to paint, write, dance and make music, even when the odds are stacked against them? And how can artistic creation be a genuine form of political resistance?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining cultural criticism, history and memoir, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eActs of Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an urgent reminder that art can make a human life more bearable, and can be a means of building the things that a person needs to survive the bleakest circumstances. It is a testament to that idea, and to the people who have risked their lives to prove it is so. While their stories are remarkable, they are also a reminder that each of us can use creativity in defense of our humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A fascinating, passionate and political case for art's world-changing power, by a fizzingly good writer' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA rich and broad overview of socially purposeful art. Everyone interested in social change should read it' \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn this passionate and timely book, Amber Massie-Blomfield [shares] the beauty, anger and invention with which artists have defended and expanded our idea of what it means to be a social species. Massie-Blomfield's reflective, joyful and rousing argu\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ement is seriously, hopeful encouragement' \u003cstrong\u003eToby Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those already convinced of art's political potential, \u003cem\u003eActs of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e serves as inspiring affirmation. For open-minded skeptics, it provides compeling grounds to reconsider dismissed possibilities. For all, it illuminates how creative spirits everywhere remain undimmed, even facing history's harshest glares' \u003cstrong\u003eNitin Sawhney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Artists can be the guardians of truth. Through their work and public commitments, they are part of the struggle for social and economic justice, universal human rights, and for the protection of the earth's riches. Amber Massie-Blomfieid's book tells the stories of some of the most notable artists whose work has made a lasting contribution in this epic battle' \u003cstrong\u003eKen Loach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A passionate and personal exploration of the tricky relationship between art and activism around the world, full of surprising stories of hope and resistance in dark times' \u003cstrong\u003eDorian Lynsky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Footnote Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48485999935746,"sku":"BK-FOO-AOR-001-Q","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_1183_6d7271a7-e4e1-43fe-a32d-2c48c4183d81.jpg?v=1792600663","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/acts-of-resistance-the-power-of-art-to-create-a-better-world","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}