Re-making French revolutionary iconoclasm
Vandalism and the autonomy of artAs Peter Weibel has written, “Since the French Revolution, the breaking of images and destruction of idols has been linked to the rhetoric of progressive revolutionary politics”. His comments point to the ongoing resonance of what one might call the “iconoclasm” (et...
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Perspective
2013
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| Summary: | Vandalism and the autonomy of artAs Peter Weibel has written, “Since the French Revolution, the breaking of images and destruction of idols has been linked to the rhetoric of progressive revolutionary politics”. His comments point to the ongoing resonance of what one might call the “iconoclasm” (etymologically, “image breaking”) of the revolutionary decade in France and, indeed, its historiography. In 2011, global news coverage of the struggle to topple the Gaddafi regime in Libya regularly ... |
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