Against the Avant-garde
| Author | : Ara H. Merjian |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226655277 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022665527X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Against the Avant-garde by : Ara H. Merjian
Download or read book Against the Avant-garde written by Ara H. Merjian and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book casts the poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in a fresh light: his life and work in relation to the visual and performance arts of his time in both Europe and the US. Lavishly illustrated with both documentary and fine art images, it shows how essentially conservative Pasolini was politically and aesthetically despite his reputation as an avant-garde writer and filmmaker. But it also shows how truly advanced Pasolini was when it comes to interdisciplinary art, making him enormously relevant today"--
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