ART
The same capitalism that in the sphere of production is an obstacle to the utilisation of all the productive forces at the disposal of modern mankind is also a brake in the sphere of artistic creation.
- Georgi Plekhanov
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Dadaism: Art in an age of revolution
Forged in the social upheavals during and after WWI, Dadaism was a radical school of art aimed at the capitalist establishment. Its initial inclination towards nonsensical absurdism developed into an open embrace of communism – reflecting an age of revolution.
Obituary: David Lynch – the abstraction in human form
Filmmaker David Lynch, who passed away last week, was a singular artist whose works were surreal and unsettling. Although not a ‘political person’, his films and TV shows explored alienation and the absurdity of everyday life under capitalism.
The necessity of art – New ‘In Defence of Marxism’ magazine out now!
Issue 46 of In Defence of Marxism, the quarterly theoretical journal of the Revolutionary Communist International, is now available for purchase! Get your copy today!