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I object : Ian Hislop's search for dissent : the Citi exhibition / Ian Hislop, Tom Hockenhull.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2018Description: 224 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500480410
  • 0500480419
Subject(s):
Contents:
Getting away with it ; Hidden in plain sight ; The art of dissent ; Conclusion.
Summary: 'I Object' gathers together some 180 objects that people have created, adapted and used to mock and attack the status quo in societies as varied as Egypt in the 11th century BC, 16th-century England and late 20th-century Afghanistan. The objects - ranging from badges, posters, prints and ceramics to items that contain messages hidden from first view, such as wooden doors from Nigeria, a cotton kanga from Kenya or a postage stamp from China - frequently illuminate lost or forgotten movements in history, giving voice to those who feel disenfranchised or have no other way to express their views safely.

Published to accompany the exhibition I object : Ian Hislop's search for dissent, held at the British Museum in London from 6th September 2019 to 20th January 2019.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index.

Getting away with it ; Hidden in plain sight ; The art of dissent ; Conclusion.

'I Object' gathers together some 180 objects that people have created, adapted and used to mock and attack the status quo in societies as varied as Egypt in the 11th century BC, 16th-century England and late 20th-century Afghanistan. The objects - ranging from badges, posters, prints and ceramics to items that contain messages hidden from first view, such as wooden doors from Nigeria, a cotton kanga from Kenya or a postage stamp from China - frequently illuminate lost or forgotten movements in history, giving voice to those who feel disenfranchised or have no other way to express their views safely.