{"product_id":"the-dialectics-of-art-hardcover","title":"The Dialectics of Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the question of \u0026amp;lquo;what is art?\u0026amp;rquo;, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eSlaves\u003c\/i\u003e to Rembrandts \u003ci\u003eJewish Bride\u003c\/i\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\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51214774894815,"sku":"9781642592559","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s6f-CRwXDX9781642592559.webp?v=1787014311","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-dialectics-of-art-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}