Who Makes the Fash: What Cultural Strategies are Shaping the Reemergence of Fascism?

Who Makes the Fash: What Cultural Strategies are Shaping the Reemergence of Fascism?

by Luca Carboni
Who Makes the Fash: What Cultural Strategies are Shaping the Reemergence of Fascism?

Who Makes the Fash: What Cultural Strategies are Shaping the Reemergence of Fascism?

by Luca Carboni

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Overview

Who makes the Fash is a compelling analysis of the relationships between art and fascism. Originating from the desire of conceptualising an antifascist artistic practice, this book investigates fascism in Italy and its relationships with futurism and neoliberalism. When seen in a historical context, the aesthetic appeal of the 'new', glamorous fascism is unmasked as a media-sponsored strategy of smoke and mirrors, functional to the preservation of a racist and patriarchal capitalism disguised as anti-systemic and innovative; from CasaPound, to the 5 Star Movement in Italy, to Elon Musk (hopefully soon in space). What role can the arts have in this scenario? The assumption that this field is a stronghold of the left can not be held true anymore: if as artists we want to counter the making of fascist hegemony, we must embrace a responsibility that goes beyond our practice. This book offers an accessible historical overview, political analysis and a passionate call to radicalise the politics and practices of arts and culture around an outspokenly antifascist praxis.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789043198
Publisher: Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date: 10/01/2020
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Luca Carboni is a MA graduate from the Dutch Art Institute in Arnhem. He holds a degree in Graphic Design from the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, and another in Industrial Design from Sapienza University, Rome. In his work Luca researches aesthetic commitment as contribution to political struggles. He lives in Cagliari, Italy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Is Fascism Making a Comeback? 1

The Original Fash 8

Which fascism? 8

Pre-war fascism and the fascist regime 9

Republican and post-war fascism 12

Fascism and Neoliberalism: Buy one, get one free! 19

Hegemony at Work 26

Towards a fascist hegemony? 26

Fascism and futurism 28

The glamouring of CasaPound 32

Fascism to fashion 34

The F-word 36

Why does everybody fall for the fash? 39

If only cars could fly 41

Here Comes the Artist 47

Why art, of all things? 47

Mythbusting: the arts as a bastion of progressiveness 49

Can left-wing artists hijack hegemony? 56

The selfie is mightier than the artwork 64

Can Art Kill Fascists? 66

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