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Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Politics and Aesthetics of Food Sovereignty in Art since 1960

By: Silvia Bottinelli

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Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Politics and Aesthetics of Food Sovereignty in Art since 1960

By: Silvia Bottinelli

Artists and the Practice of Agriculture maps out examples of artistic practices that engage with the aesthetics and politics of gathering food, growing edible and medicinal plants, and interacting with non-human collaborators. In the hands of contemporary artists, farming and foraging become forms of visual and material language that convey personal and political meanings. This book provides a critical analysis of artistic practices that model alternative food systems. It presents rich academic insights as well as 16 conversations with practicing artists. The volume addresses pressing issues, such as the interconnectedness of human and other-than-human beings, the weight of industrial agriculture, the legacy of colonialism, and the promise of place-based and embodied pedagogies. Through participatory projects, the artists discussed here reflect on the links between past histories, present challenges, and future solutions for the food sovereignty of local and networked communities. The book is an easy-to-navigate resource for readers interested in food studies, visual and material cultures, contemporary art, ecocriticism, and the environmental humanities.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429533926

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9780429533921

Double-Edged Comforts

Domestic Life in Modern Italian Art and Visual Culture

By: Silvia Bottinelli

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Double-Edged Comforts

Domestic Life in Modern Italian Art and Visual Culture

By: Silvia Bottinelli

Peeking into the home through the eyes of artists and image-makers, this book unveils the untold story of Italian domestic experiences from the 1940s to the 1970s. Torn between the trauma of World War II and the frenzied optimism of the postwar decades, and haunted by the echoes of fascism, the domestic realm embodied contrasting and often contradictory meanings: care and violence, oppression and emotional fulfillment, nourishment and privation. Silvia Bottinelli casts a fresh light on domestic experiences that are easily overlooked and taken for granted, finding new expressions of home - as an idea, an emotion, a space, and a set of habits - in a variety of cultural and artistic movements, including new realism, visual poetry, pop art, arte povera, and radical architecture, among others. Double-Edged Comforts finds nuance by viewing artistic interpretations of domestic life in dialogue with contemporaneous visual culture: the advertisements, commercials, illustrations, and popular magazines that influenced and informed art, even materially, and often triggered the critical reactions of artists. Bottinelli pays particular attention to women's perspectives, discussing artworks that have fallen through the cracks of established art historical narratives and giving specific consideration to women artists: Carla Accardi, Marisa Merz, Maria Lai, Ketty La Rocca, Lucia Marcucci, and others who were often marginalized by the Italian art system in this period. From sleeping and bathing, chores, and making and eating food to the arrival of television, Double-Edged Comforts provides a fresh account of modern domesticity relevant to anyone interested in understanding how we make sense of the places we live and what we do there, showing how art complicates the familiar comforts and meanings of home.

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Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Politics and Aesthetics of Food Sovereignty in Art since 1960

By: Silvia Bottinelli

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Politics and Aesthetics of Food Sovereignty in Art since 1960

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0429533926

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9780429533921

Double-Edged Comforts

Domestic Life in Modern Italian Art and Visual Culture

By: Silvia Bottinelli

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Domestic Life in Modern Italian Art and Visual Culture

By: Silvia Bottinelli

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9780228013730

Book's by Silvia Bottinelli

Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Double-Edged Comforts

Double-Edged Comforts

Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Artists and the Practice of Agriculture

Double-Edged Comforts

Double-Edged Comforts

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