-Published to accompany an exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris: 18th Oct
2016 - 15th January 2017 -Offers uncanny glimpse into the relationship
between political upheaval and the making of art Uprisings is based on a
cross-disciplinary exhibition on the theme of collective emotions and
political events involving crowds of people in revolt: social disorder,
political agitation, uprisings, rebellions, revolutions, and riots -
disturbances of all kinds. The book investigates the notion of the
representation of the peoples in both the aesthetic and the political
senses of the word 'representation'. The notion of uprising is dealt
with through various media: writers' manuscripts, paintings, drawings,
engravings, photographs, and films. Particular attention is paid to
films because, from Griffith and Eisenstein through to the moviemakers
of today, the representation of peoples in revolt has been one of the
great subjects of cinema. Contents: 1. The Poetry of Protest - includes
Goya, Courbet, Victor Hugo 2. Riots, Movement of Insurgency - includes
George Orwell, Jack London, Picasso 3. Registering Complaints Today
