{"product_id":"the-dialectics-of-art-paperback","title":"The Dialectics of Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Molyneux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Molyneux is a socialist, activist and writer. Formerly a lecturer at Portsmouth University, he now lives in Dublin. His many books include \u003ci\u003eRembrandt and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Redwords 2001), \u003ci\u003eLenin for Today\u003c\/i\u003e (Bookmarks 2017), \u003ci\u003eWill the Revolution be Televised\u003c\/i\u003e (Bookmarks 2012), and \u003ci\u003eMarxism and the Party\u003c\/i\u003e (Haymarket 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337174290669,"sku":"9781642591316","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/AQTImV0MbR9781642591316.webp?v=1785060089","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-dialectics-of-art-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}