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Image Controversies

Contemporary Iconoclasm in Art, Media, and Cultural Heritage

Birgit Mersmann editor Arnold Bartetzky editor Christiane Kruse editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:4th Jun '24

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In many contemporary societies we encounter iconoclasm breaking out with renewed violence. Iconoclastic actions against objects of visual material culture and testimonials of history act as dynamite in the public sphere. They are expressions of political, religious, national, and identity conflicts. Even the freedom of art is threatened by censorship and cancel culture. Based on case studies from different world regions, contemporary iconoclasms in art, media, and cultural heritage are critically analyzed from both a global and an interdisciplinary perspective. Divided into three sections, the book discusses attacks on monuments and memorials, idol disputes in museums and the visual arts, and forms of mediated iconoclasm in contemporary art.

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ISBN: 9783110773484

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 625g

256 pages