{"product_id":"the-fine-arms","title":"The Fine Arms","description":"\u003cb\u003eContemporary art and its central role in the global geopolitical landscape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary art, positioned at the heart of markets and trends, defines a country's actual power and contributes to shaping it. Contrary to the familiar mantras, it has no special ability to ease conflicts or encourage brotherhood among peoples-especially in a time when it has become a major factor of geopolitical leverage and in an era of renewed nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeclaring the category of soft power obsolete, The Fine Arms explores in the first part the relationship of contemporary art with various spheres (religion, violence, tourism, globalization, the market...), while in the second part it examines its growing centrality in 25 countries through monographic chapters: from major imperial powers (USA, China, Russia) to emerging powers such as Turkey, India, South Africa; from the cultural powers of old Europe to the brief existence of the Islamic Caliphate between Iraq and Syria. The book also examines the link between neo-imperial conflicts and the spread of contemporary art.","brand":"Skira Editore S.p.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50871717724196,"sku":"9788857254609","price":64.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/the-fine-arms","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}