But is it art? : the spirit of art as activism / edited by Nina Felshin. - 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-404).

Introduction -- The Invisible Town Square: Artists' Collaborations and Media Dramas in America's Biggest Border Town -- This Is to Enrage You: Gran Fury and the Graphics of AIDS Activism -- Group Material Timeline: Activism as a Work of Art -- The American Festival Project: Performing Difference, Discovering Common Ground -- Ecopolitics/Ecopoetry: Helen and Newton Harrison's Environmental Talking Cure -- Maintenance Activity: Creating a Climate for Change -- Is It Still Privileged Art? The Politics of Class and Collaboration in the Art Practice of Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge -- The Body Politics of Suzanne Lacy -- Making Art, Reclaiming Lives: The Artist and Homeless Collaborative -- Peggy Diggs: Private Acts and Public Art -- Guerrilla Girl Power: Why the Art World Needs a Conscience -- Louder Than Words: A WAC Chronicle -- Notes and Bibliographies -- Contributors -- Photo credits. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12.

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Arts--Political aspects
Politics in art
Social problems in art
Mass media and the arts
Performance art
Artists and community
Arts, Modern--20th century.

NX650.P6 / B88 1995

700.103