Situated at the intersection of anarchist and democratic theory, Anarchism and Art focuses on four popular art forms--DIY (Do It Yourself) punk music, poetry slam, graffiti and street art, and flash mobs--found in the cracks between dominant political, economic, and cultural institutions and on the margins of mainstream neoliberal society. Mark Mattern interprets these popular art forms in terms of core anarchist values of autonomy, equality, decentralized and horizontal forms of power, and direct action by common people, who refuse the terms offered them by neoliberalism while...
Situated at the intersection of anarchist and democratic theory, Anarchism and Art focuses on four popular art forms--DIY (Do It Yourself) punk...