Individuals against Individualism

Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Jacopo Galimberti

Liverpool University Press

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• Whereas many books focus on the art collectives of the 1970s and 1980s this is the first book that reconstructs the work of art collectives in the 1950s and 1960s
• Little has been written in English about the 1950s and 1960s art scenes of cities such as Cordoba, Valencia, Munich and Padua. This book reveals their pivotal importance for the history of art of the 1960s, as well as their relevance for contemporary art collectives
• This is one of the first books in English to engage with the Spanish art during the Francoist regime
• The book provides in-depth analyses of how the Cold War cultural diplomacy informed the work of Western European artist
• This is the first book that not only describes the phenomenon of art collective in the 1960s but also try to explain their emergence, adopting a comparative perspective (Spain, Italy, France and West-Germany)

Individuals against Individualism

Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Jacopo Galimberti

Liverpool University Press

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Individuals against Individualism

Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Jacopo Galimberti

Liverpool University Press

Value Art Politics LUP

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Individuals against Individualism

Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Jacopo Galimberti

Liverpool University Press

Value Art Politics LUP

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Individuals against Individualism

Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Jacopo Galimberti

Liverpool University Press

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Jacopo Galimberti on 1950s and 1960s art collectives in Western Europe

The phenomenon of collective art practice in the continental Western Europe of the late 1950s and of the 1960s is rarely discussed. Jacopo Galimberti looks at a comparative perspective, engaging with a cultural history of art deeply concerned with political ideas and geopolitical conflicts in his book Individuals Against Individualism. He focuses on artists and activists, and their attempts to depict and embody forms of egalitarianism opposing the Eastern bloc authoritarianism as much as the Free world's ethos.

Posted on February 4, 2018

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