Art on the Line: Essays by Artists about the Point Where Their Art and Activism Intersect

by Jack Hirschman

Art on the Line is a collection of essays by writers and artists speaking about where their social commitment and their art intersect. These essays illuminate the aesthetics of "engaged art," and include work by artists from Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States.

These socially-engaged artists write about art that moves people to action as well as pleasure, writing about the function of the arts, in the tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880684772
• ISBN13: 9781880684771
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"