Border Wall Aesthetics
Artworks in Border Spaces
30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, 70 new border walls have been built in this period – put together, they would cover the total circumference of the Earth. While governments offer manifold justifications for building these separation barriers, they invariably attract the attention of artists. Is it merely the lure of transgression, however, that attracts them – or is there a deeper significance in the artistic encounter with border walls? And which artistic strategies do these artists employ to approach them?
In order to address these questions, Élisa Ganivet revisits the history of border wall aesthetics and compares more recent border-related works by 100 artists, including Joseph Beuys (Berlin), Banksy (Israel-Palestine), and Frida Kahlo (Mexico-US). Through art and thus beyond art, we understand the flaws and shortcomings of supposedly well-oiled systems.
With a preface by Élisabeth Vallet.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Content
Seiten 5 - 6 -
Preface
Seiten 7 - 10 -
Foreword
Seiten 11 - 18 -
Chapter 1. The history of border wall aesthetics
Seiten 19 - 44 -
PART 1. Aesthetics in the 20th century
Chapter 2. The Berlin Wall
Seiten 47 - 102 -
PART 2. Aesthetics in the 21st century
Chapter 3. The separation barrier between Israel and Palestine
Seiten 105 - 152 -
Chapter 4. The secure border between Mexico and the United States
Seiten 153 - 198 -
Conclusion
Seiten 199 - 204 -
Bibliography
Seiten 205 - 234 -
List of illustrations
Seiten 235 - 248
9. Oktober 2019, 250 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8376-4777-8
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