How does political policy-making shape the creative activities of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the relationship between art and politics through an analysis of controversial art projects tied to the National Endowment for the Arts during the Culture Wars (late 1980s-1990s). Though there have always been tensions in government funding for the arts; these controversies intensified the public debates surrounding art/politics and remain as a focal point in conversations that continue today. The book focuses on three case studies: Mapplethorpes controversial photography; an exhibit on the impact of AIDS entitled Witnesses; and the Guerrilla Girls. Dustin Kidd has provided a thoroughly enriching look at the intersections of art and politicsmdash;the ways that political practices transform creative expression and the ways that artistic drives shape political policies.
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