CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 11/6/2018

Election Day Reading: 'Protest: The Aesthetics of Resistance'

Fifty years after 1968, ideological frontlines that were once clearly defined have irretrievably collapsed into a state of utter confusion. Protest seems to have been largely appropriated by the economy, becoming a matter of fashion; it is abused by the masses and those in power alike. At the same time, there is a rich repertoire of creative practices in which resistance is continually being reinvented in the face of advanced globalization and digitization. Here, protest manifests itself as a cultural achievement that is as vibrant and necessary as ever before. It is precisely for that reason that the question of the relevance and impact of protest needs to be posed anew. Mado Klümper's "Completely Bananas" (2016) is reproduced from Election Day Staff Pick, Protest: The Aesthetics of Resistance, published by Lars Müller.