To Hell With Culture: And Other Essays On Art And Society
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Moisture damage to jacket - binding and pages fine.
A landmark work of cultural criticism, To Hell With Culture: And Other Essays On Art And Society presents Herbert Read's passionate and provocative argument against the commodification of art and the hollowness of bourgeois culture. Read argues with fierce conviction that true culture cannot be manufactured or imposed by a ruling class, but must grow organically from the conditions of a free and egalitarian society. Written with the sharp, polemical energy of an anarchist intellectual, the essays illustrate how capitalism has corrupted aesthetic life and severed the natural relationship between the artist, the craftsman, and the community. Drawing on his deep knowledge of art history and political philosophy, Read details an alternative vision rooted in the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts tradition, calling for a radical reorganization of society as the only genuine path to cultural renewal. This collection remains a vital and urgent text for anyone interested in the intersection of politics, aesthetics, and the role of art in everyday life.
Author: Herbert Read
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Routledge & Kegan Paul
Genre: Essays
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Moisture damage to jacket - binding and pages fine.
A landmark work of cultural criticism, To Hell With Culture: And Other Essays On Art And Society presents Herbert Read's passionate and provocative argument against the commodification of art and the hollowness of bourgeois culture. Read argues with fierce conviction that true culture cannot be manufactured or imposed by a ruling class, but must grow organically from the conditions of a free and egalitarian society. Written with the sharp, polemical energy of an anarchist intellectual, the essays illustrate how capitalism has corrupted aesthetic life and severed the natural relationship between the artist, the craftsman, and the community. Drawing on his deep knowledge of art history and political philosophy, Read details an alternative vision rooted in the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts tradition, calling for a radical reorganization of society as the only genuine path to cultural renewal. This collection remains a vital and urgent text for anyone interested in the intersection of politics, aesthetics, and the role of art in everyday life.