How did exhibitions become a vital tool for public communication in early twentieth century Britain? Showing resistance reveals how exhibitions were taken up by activists and politicians from 1933 to 1953, becoming manifestos, weapons of war and a means of signalling political solidarities.
Drawing on dozens of examples mounted in empty shops, workers' canteens, station ticket halls and beyond, this richly illustrated book shows how this overlooked form was created by significant makers including artists Paul Nash, John Heartfield and Oskar Kokoschka, architect Erno Goldfinger and photographer Edith Tudor-Hart.
Showing resistance is the first study of exhibitions as communications in mid-twentieth century Britain.
By:
Harriet Atkinson
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781526157416
ISBN 10: 1526157411
Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: exhibitions as ‘propaganda in three dimensions’ 1 Banishing ‘chaos, vulgarity and mediocrity’: training as an exhibition designer 2 Exhibitions as projection, promotion, policy and activism in three dimensions 3 Exhibitions as manifestos 4 Exhibitions as demonstrations 5 Counter-exhibitions 6 Exhibitions as solidarities 7 Exhibitions as weapons of war 8 Exhibitions as welfare Conclusion Index -- .
Harriet Atkinson is AHRC Leadership Fellow and Senior Lecturer in History of Art and Design at University of Brighton.
