Art As Demonstration: A Revolutionary Recasting of Knowledge - Sven Spieker (MIT Press) rosemary mayer they are documents of defiance

they are documents of defiance against state violence

Sayuri Chetti

Edward Ruscha

Tom Phillips

Art As Demonstration: A Revolutionary Recasting of Knowledge - Sven Spieker (MIT Press) rosemary mayer they are documents of defianceDemonstration, in short, says: See here. It is the practice of pointing to something in order to explain or contest it. As such, Sven Spieker argues that demonstration has helped reshape art from the height of the Cold War to the late twentieth century, reformatting our understanding of how art and political engagement relate to each other. Focusing on Western Europe (especially Germany), Eastern Europe, and the United States, Art as Demonstration