TY - BOOK AU - Felshin,Nina TI - But is it art?: the spirit of art as activism SN - 0941920291 AV - NX650.P6 B88 1995 U1 - 700.103 PY - 1995///] CY - Seattle PB - Bay Press KW - Arts KW - Political aspects KW - Politics in art KW - Social problems in art KW - Mass media and the arts KW - Performance art KW - Artists and community KW - Arts, Modern KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-404); Introduction --; Ch. 1; The Invisible Town Square: Artists' Collaborations and Media Dramas in America's Biggest Border Town --; Ch. 2; This Is to Enrage You: Gran Fury and the Graphics of AIDS Activism --; Ch. 3; Group Material Timeline: Activism as a Work of Art --; Ch. 4; The American Festival Project: Performing Difference, Discovering Common Ground --; Ch. 5; Ecopolitics/Ecopoetry: Helen and Newton Harrison's Environmental Talking Cure --; Ch. 6; Maintenance Activity: Creating a Climate for Change --; Ch. 7; Is It Still Privileged Art? The Politics of Class and Collaboration in the Art Practice of Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge --; Ch. 8; The Body Politics of Suzanne Lacy --; Ch. 9; Making Art, Reclaiming Lives: The Artist and Homeless Collaborative --; Ch. 10; Peggy Diggs: Private Acts and Public Art --; Ch. 11; Guerrilla Girl Power: Why the Art World Needs a Conscience --; Ch. 12; Louder Than Words: A WAC Chronicle --; Notes and Bibliographies --; Contributors --; Photo credits ER -