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'Sholette's book is a tour de force.' – We Make Money Not Art 'Sholette manages to provide a well-crafted, comprehensive, and well-thought-out trajectory of western activist art that is not only deeply engaging, but maintains a critical insight and unique perspective throughout.' – Field Journal Selected as one of The Art Newspaper's Top Art Books of 2022: 'As a key member of the activist group Gulf Labor Coalition, Gregory Sholette has a unique perspective [...] This informed analysis spans more than 60 years of art activism' - Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper 'Sholette's latest book continues to expand our understanding of the vital, inspiring, and too often dismissed relationship between art and activism. It is an infinitely valuable historical source, but most significantly it is packed with models for future resistances.' - Lucy R. Lippard, author of Get the Message? A Decade of Art for Social Change.

'Those of us who believe art can save us will find in Gregory Sholette's new book further confirmation that science, politics, or philosophy are not enough to enact true change. If there are many scientists, politicians, and philosophers reluctant to become activists nowadays it is because they have become themselves part of the return to order that characterizes this new century. Serious art and artists instead have always challenged traditional methods, practices, and styles through an activism that bothered our arti establishments. But as the rich chapters of this marvelous book demonstrate there is a surge of artistic activism now that even the most conservative art establishments and institutions cannot ignore anymore. This is not only a response to the return to order, but also an invitation for scientists, politicians, and philosophers also to become activists. The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art is an indispensable book because it shows where serious art is taking place and how it can inspire true change also among other intellectual practices.' - Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at Pompeu Fabra University and author of Why Only Art Can Save Us and Being at Large.

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Rebecca Anne Proctor is an independent journalist, editor and broadcaster based between Dubai and Rome. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar Art (Arabia). Alia Al-Senussi, PhD, is a cultural strategist and patron of the arts whose academic focus has been on the nexus of contemporary art and cultural diplomacy. She has collaborated and advised on a variety of artistic projects in Saudi Arabia.

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