Culture Strike by Laura Raicovich
A leading activist museum director explains why museums are at the center of a political storm and how they can be reimagined
Urgent -- Travis Diehl * art-agenda *
[Culture Strike] brilliantly problematizes the pervasive old myth of "neutrality" -- Dessane Lopez Cassell * Hyperallergic *
A must-read ... Culture Strike contains layers of honest observation from museum professionals, loving critique, historical context, and case studies that illuminate the best and worst in museum culture to offer a clear path forward. -- Cara Ober * BmoreArt *
Maps out thoughtful considerations of pressing subjects that apply everywhere. Among them are the private power of philanthropy, the practical and spiritual benefits of staff diversity, unionizing cultural institutions, and the contours of museums' social responsibility. -- Christopher Knight * Los Angeles Times *
Offers key contextual and historical lenses through which to consider protests that have occurred at institutions worldwide, addressing topics from museum funding to workers' rights. * Ocula *
An engaging and personally invested discussion of the many controversies that have engulfed American museums -- JJ Charlesworth * ArtReview *
[Culture Strike] brilliantly problematizes the pervasive old myth of "neutrality" -- Dessane Lopez Cassell * Hyperallergic *
A must-read ... Culture Strike contains layers of honest observation from museum professionals, loving critique, historical context, and case studies that illuminate the best and worst in museum culture to offer a clear path forward. -- Cara Ober * BmoreArt *
Maps out thoughtful considerations of pressing subjects that apply everywhere. Among them are the private power of philanthropy, the practical and spiritual benefits of staff diversity, unionizing cultural institutions, and the contours of museums' social responsibility. -- Christopher Knight * Los Angeles Times *
Offers key contextual and historical lenses through which to consider protests that have occurred at institutions worldwide, addressing topics from museum funding to workers' rights. * Ocula *
An engaging and personally invested discussion of the many controversies that have engulfed American museums -- JJ Charlesworth * ArtReview *
Laura Raicovich was president and executive director of the Queens Museum, and prior to that was with Creative Time and Dia Art Foundation. She is a recipient of both the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship and the inaugural Emily H. Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators at Hyperallergic. She co-edited Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency, and Cultural Production and is the author of At the Lightning Field and A Diary of Mysterious Difficulties.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781839760501 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839760508 |
| Title | Culture Strike |
| Author | Laura Raicovich |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2021-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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