# The Artist in the Capitalist Age

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- Book: [The Artist in the Capitalist Age](https://www.bookquiver.com/ernst-fischer/the-artist-in-the-capitalist-age) ([The Artist in the Capitalist Age.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ernst-fischer/the-artist-in-the-capitalist-age.md))
- Authors: [Ernst Fischer](https://www.bookquiver.com/ernst-fischer)
- Publisher: pelican
- ISBN: 978-02-4186-959-8
- Pages: 96
- Published: 2027-05-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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.