{"product_id":"subject-object-art-theory-9781803095813","title":"Subject-Object Art Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePyotr Pavlensky turns state violence into his medium--now, in his own words, he reveals the theory behind the fire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePyotr Pavlensky's \u003ci\u003eSubject-Object Art Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is both a manifesto and a method--an incendiary redefinition of what art can and should be in an era of increasing repression. Known for his radical public events, such as setting fire to government buildings, stitching his lips shut, or nailing his own body to the ground, Pavlensky has been called a provocateur. In this book, he offers his own framework: subject-object art, a practice that redefines the position of art with respect to power and forces state mechanisms to work for art.\u003cp\u003eVenturing past the confines of political art, he examines the historical intersections of art and power, situating his work within a lineage of radical avant-garde movements. Whether seen as a guide or an act of defiance in itself, \u003ci\u003eSubject-Object Art Theory\u003c\/i\u003e urges the reader to rethink artistic freedom but as a means of bringing art back to its true independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePyotr Pavlensky\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and author born in 1984 in Leningrad and now lives in Paris. Initially, his art was labeled political, but in 2019 Pavlensky rejected this term as inconsistent with the very essence of his work. Redefining his practice as subject-object art, he formulated its theoretical foundations and presently combined them into a book. \u003cb\u003eAnna Aslanyan\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and translator. Her translations from Russian include \u003ci\u003eA Journey to Inner Africa\u003c\/i\u003e by Egor Kovalevsky and Sergei Tretyakov's essays for a forthcoming anthology of modernism. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History\u003c\/i\u003e, a popular history of translation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985630036242,"sku":"9781803095813","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c9cf9910-f294-4c19-8d13-52149fa07d48.jpg?v=1769542042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/subject-object-art-theory-9781803095813","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}