FALL READS & STREAMS IN THE ARTS
Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World
Format: Paperback
272 pgs
Release date: November 5, 2024
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
*may be available as an e-book or audiobook on library digital platforms
"The zeitgeist of the world is looking at the future and what it could be…especially in art." Tanisha
How to present this to library customers: This book can actually become a library program on how art reflects the contemporary times. I would pair this book with other books and music that include artists who created controversial or famous works to reflect their thoughts on the world. The Last Supper and Dionysius tied to the 2024 Paris Olympics are perfect examples of how controversy can bring attention to art.
Publisher Description
What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? In this exhilarating and deeply inspiring work, Amber Massie-Blomfield considers the work of artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers―such as Gran Fury, Billie Holiday, Alexis Wright, Claude Cahun, Rick Lowe, and Joseph Beuys―alongside collectives, communities, and organizations that have used protest sites as their canvas and spearheaded political movements. From writer Ken Saro Wiwa combatting oil pollution in Nigeria and Susan Sontag directing Waiting for Godot in besieged Sarajevo to the women stitching subversive patchworks in Pinochet’s Chile and the artist-activists who blocked the building of a new airport in France, with stories drawn from environmentalism, feminism, anti-fascism, and other movements, Acts of Resistance brings together remarkable acts of creativity that have shifted history on its axis. [W.W. Norton]
Audience Key:
Who is your audience? Knowing your library users and how they use your collection can make a huge difference when offering the arts in your collection or in programming.
Below are some helpful categories to help you make a better decision when choosing items or introducing items to library patrons.
Novice- A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what's happening in the arts.
Explorer- These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library
Aficionado- Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more… Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.
Novice- A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than whats happening in the arts.
Explorer- These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library
Aficionado- Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their
habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more… Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.
