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ديالكتيك الفن

هذا كتابٌ ماركسي عن الفن. إنه ليس تاريخا ماركسيًا للفن، بل سلسلة من الأفكار حول الفن وتاريخ الفن من منطلق ماركسي. وهو مكتوب بناءً على الاعتقاد بأن الفن المرئي مهم. ولا أعني بذلك أنه مهم لتلك الأقلية الشغوفة بالفنون الجميلة، بل مهم موضوعيًا للمجتمع ككل ولتطور هذا المجتمع.

يحتاج هذا بعض التفسير والتوضيح، لم تكن اللوحات أو التماثيل ولن تكون محركاً رئيسيا للتغيرات الاجتماعية الكبرى التي هي ضرورية إذا كان للبشرية أن تحظى بمستقبل أفضل. سيكون هذا الدور من نصيب النضال الشعبي الجماهيري، مثلما كان في الثورة الفرنسية والثورة الروسية. ما من أحدٍ يقرأ تاريخ هذه الأحداث الجبارة، أو أى من الثورات والنضالات الكبرى على مدار القرنين الماضيين، يمكنه أن يدعي حقا أن هذا كان مدفوعا بأعمال فنية. كان الفن موجودًا ويلعب دورًا بالطبع -لنتذكَّر على سبيل المثال «قسم الإخوة هوراس» (1784) و «موت مارا» (1793) لجاك لوي ديفيد في فرنسا وكازيمير ماليفيتش وأليكساندر روجينكو وإل ليسيتزكي في روسيا - لكن ليس دوره السياسي المباشر هو ما يجعله مهمًا ما يجعل دور الفن مهما في المقابل هو قدرته على صياغة الوعي الاجتماعي، في هذه الحقبة أو تلك، على نحو يساعد في تطوير الشخصية البشرية ووعينا الجماعي ببيئتنا الطبيعية والاجتماعية.

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Published January 1, 2025

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March 28, 2025
"When the workers organise work for the benefit of the workers, that is to say of the whole people, they will once more know what is meant by art."
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May 6, 2026
Read introduction, chapters 1-2 and 10-11, and the conclusion. Learned a lot about Marxism -- Marx himself goes over my head but examining ideas through examples like this book does with art is more understandable for me. I like the idea of art as unalienated labor. His walk through of relational aesthetics and the social turn was useful. I was hoping for a bit more from the section on art about climate change, which somewhat fizzled out after some discussion of land art. Regardless of whether I agree, I like that the author is very opinionated (e.g. "Postmodernism was at most a fad, not an era") and unafraid of proclaiming judgment (e.g. he describes Strike Art: Contemporary Art and the Post-Occupy Condition as "by turns fascinating, challenging, and irritating" 😂)
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November 11, 2025
A dense but fascinating book, I learned a lot about political uprisings via a lens of paintings. It made Michelangelo seem like a really relatable guy, excited about the new socialist revolution and sad when it was crushed (as evidenced by the tone shift in his art). Also I loved learning about Rembrandt and his very humanistic portrayals of people.
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February 12, 2026
Some great chapters, representing a point in time about certain art, artists and exhibitions. Also many interesting perspectives though too often diluted by signing off a chapter with a version of, "of course there are exceptions to this view".

But it made me think, and that's surely a good thing. just moved from 3 to 4 stars based on that alone.
125 reviews6 followers
January 17, 2021
Brilliant. Wears it’s erudition lightly. Clear, precise language. Highly accessible.
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May 29, 2021
A significant contribution to the field of Marxist Aesthetics.
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April 4, 2024
really thoughtful collection of essays! some definitely resonated with me more over others, but a great Marxist examination of art and how it plays into a larger political discussion.
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