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The Artist in the Capitalist Age
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The Artist in the Capitalist Age

Genres
Published diaries, letters and journals · Essays
2027
first published
English
language
1
edition in English
96
pages

Under capitalism, the artist is alienated, and their art commodified. In this erudite analysis, Ernst Fischer explores art history from Romanticism to socialist realism, revealing how truthful art must reflect existence in all its imperfections in order to pave the way for social transformation.

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