{"product_id":"the-dialectics-of-art-non-mint","title":"The Dialectics of Art (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the question of \"what is art?\", it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly circular answer is deeply unsatisfying. In a tour de force spanning renaissance Italy and the Dutch Republic to contemporary leading figures, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e instead approaches its subject matter as a distinct field of creative human labour that emerges alongside and in opposition to the alienation and commodification brought about by capitalism. The pieces and individuals Molyneux examines - from Michelangelo's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSlaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Rembrandts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJewish Bride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the vast drip paintings of Jackson Pollock - are presented as embodying the social contradictions of their times, giving art an inherently political relevance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn its relationship of creative and dialectical tension to prevailing social relationships and norms, such art points beyond the existing order of things, hinting at a potential future society not based on alienated labour in which creative production becomes the property and practice of all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents in most cases only to the covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901296972034,"sku":"BK-HAY-DOA-002-C","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_4938_dc1b3132-92aa-4f92-b23c-4d2002636ad3.jpg?v=1791718310","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/the-dialectics-of-art-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}