Museum of Capitalism
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941753159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Included are representations of artworks and museum exhibits created by artists Oliver Ressler, Sayler/Morris, Dread Scott, Temporary Services, and others, original Isotype graphics drawn from the museum’s lexicon of “capitalisms,” and texts from Lucy Lippard, Lester K. The Museum of Capitalism in Oakland, California, treats capitalism as a historical phenomenon.This speculative institution views the present and recent past from the implied perspective of a future society in which our economic and political system is memorialized, and subjected to the museological gaze. Spence, T.J. Sketches and renderings of exhibits and artifacts, combined with relevant quotations from historical sources, are interspersed with speculative essays on the intersections of ecology, race, museology, historiography, economics and politics. Demos, Chantal Mouffe, McKenzie Wark and Kim Stanley Robinson, among others.