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Article: In step with Gramsci: an interview with Alfredo Jaar.(Antonio Gramsci)(Interview)
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- March 1, 2007
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The mode of being of the new intellectual can no longer consist in eloquence ... but in active participation in practical life, as constructor, organizer, "permanent persuader" and not just a simple orator ...
Antonio Gramsci, Letters from Prison (1)
These words of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist and humanist, may aptly describe the artistic position of Alfredo Jaar, the Chilean-born, New York City-based artist who has chosen the commutative strategy of being an active intellectual for more than twenty-five years. By virtue of his expressive medium, Jaar creates evocative artworks that not only inform viewers about the tragic events all over the ...