Sholette Book Reviews
The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art
Lund Humphries, 2022
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Book Reviews
Selected as a “Top Art Book of 2022” by The Art Newspaper (UK)
Book Review by Alex Nicholis, FIELD Journal of Socially Engaged Art
JJ CHarlesworth, “The Paradox of Art as Activism,” in ArtReview (UK)
September 20, 2022/activism book review in We Make $$$ney not Art
Interview about Art of Activism by Pierre d’Alancaisez, London, Sept. 2022
Book event, NYC, Printed Matter Books Feb 16, 2023
Book event, London, The Show Room, Sept 15, 2022
More Reviews Forthcoming
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Art As Social Action
Simon & Schuster, 2019
Book Reviews
Art As Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art
Sholette, Gregory, and Bass Chloë. Art as Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art. Allworth Press, an Imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2018.
Regine. “Art as Social Action. An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art” Book Review of Art as Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art by Sholette, Gregory, and Bass Chloë. We Make Money Not Art, 30 May. 2018,
Sanders-Bustle, Lynn. “Review of Art As Social Action: An Introduction To The Principles And Practices Of Teaching Social Practice Art” Book Review of Art as Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art by Sholette, Gregory, and Bass Chloë. University of Alberta, Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal, Feb 2020. Volume 5, Issue 1, 223-232, DOI:10.18432/ari29529 URL:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari/article/view/29529/21984
Spillane, Sunny. “Review of Art as Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art” Book Review of Art as Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art by Sholette, Gregory, and Bass Chloë. National Art Education Association, Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research 2019, Volume 60, Issue 3, 252–254 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2019.1640574
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Delirium and Resistance:Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism
London, Pluto Press, 2017
Book Reviews
Brynjolson, Noni. Review: “Gregory Sholette, Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism.” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. FIELD: A Journal of Socially Engaged Art Criticism, Accessed 19 Aug. 2022 https://field-journal.com/issue-9/book-review-gregory-sholette-delirium-and-resistance-activist-art-and-the-crisis-of-capitalism-london-pluto-press-2017.
Castellano, Carlos Garrido. Review: “Activism against Nostalgia and Self-Defeatism.” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. Afterall, 21 Feb. 2018. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022 https://www.afterall.org/article/activism-against-nostalgia-and-self-defeatism-gregory-sholette-delirium-and-resistance-activist-art-.
Coombs, Gretchen. “Gregory Sholette: Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism.” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. The Brooklyn Rail, 2 Oct. 2017, Accessed 19 Aug. 2022 https://brooklynrail.org/2017/10/art_books/Delirium-and-Resistance-Activist-Art-and-the-Crisis-of-Capitalism.
Regine. “Book Review: Delirium and Resistance. Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism.” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. We Make Money Not Art, 7 Mar. 2018, https://we-make-money-not-art.com/book-review-delirium-and-resistance-activist-art-and-the-crisis-of-capitalism/.
Triantafillou, Eric. “Eric Triantafillou Reviews Delirium and Resistance” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. Critical Inquiry, University of Chicago IT, 6 Dec. 2017, Accessed 19 Aug. 2022
Wirth, Jakob. “Gregory Sholette (2017): Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism.” Book Review of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism, by Gregory Sholette. Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, Jan. 2018, Accessed 19 Aug. 2022, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/zkmm-2018-0112
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Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture
London, Pluto Press, 2010
Book Reviews
Barber, Bruce. Review, “The Art World’s Dark Matter”, Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, by Gregory Sholette. Reviews in Cultural Theory, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 6–13, http://reviewsinculture.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/reviews/92-RCT322012BarberScholette.pdf Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
Beech, Dave Review: Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, by Gregory Sholette. The Journal of Modern Craft, March 2012 5:1, 115-118, Accessed 19 Aug. 2022. DOI: 10.2752/174967812X13287914145712
Gogarty, Larne Abse. “Dark Matter,” Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture by Gregory Sholette. Art Monthly, March 2011. p 35.
Hankwitz, Molly. Review of Dark Matter by Gregory Sholette: Mass Artistic Resistance to the Neoliberalization of Everyday Life, Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, by Gregory Sholette. Otherzine, no. 25, 2013, http://www.othercinema.com/otherzine/dark-matter-by-gregory-sholette-mass-artistic-resistance-to-the-neo-liberalization-of-everyday-life/ Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
Landgraff, Amber. Review: Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, by Gregory Sholette. C Magazine, no. 110, Summer 2011, pp. 52–53. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
Léger, Marc James. Review: “Revenge of the Surplus.” Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, by Gregory Sholette. Monthly Review, vol. 63, no. 8, 2012, pp. 49–54 Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
Lloyd, Richard, “Into the Dark,” Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture by Gregory Sholette. College Art Association Art Journal, Winter, 2011,. pp 121-123.
Mirzoeff, Nicholas, “What Matters,” Book Review of Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture by Gregory Sholette. Afterimage: Journal of Media and Cultural Criticism, #38.6, 2011. P 36.
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It’s The Political Economy, Stupid: The Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory
London, Pluto Press, 2012
Book Reviews
Placentile , Milena. Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid, Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid!, the book by Gregory Sholette and Oliver Ressler. Canadian Dimension, no. September/October 2013, 8 Sept. 2013, https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/its-the-political-economy-stupid Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Porcheron, Pascal. Review: The Grim Dance, Review of It’s The Political Economy, Stupid: The Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory, the book by Gregory Sholette and Oliver Ressler. Review 31, http://review31.co.uk/article/view/121/the-grim-dance Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Powhida, William. Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid: The Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory, Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid!, book by Gregory Sholette and Oliver Ressler. Hyperallergic, 8 July 2013, https://hyperallergic.com/75039/its-the-political-economy-stupid-the-global-financial-crisis-in-art-and-theory/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
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It’s The Political Economy, Stupid
(Traveling art exhibition 2011 – 2016)
2011-2016, A cycle of exhibitions curated by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. It’s The Political Economy, Stupid was presented in the following art institutions: Open Space, Open Systems, Vienna (AT), 2011, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York (US), 2012, Centre of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (GR), 2012, Pori Art Museum, Pori (FI), 2013, Center for Cultural Decontamination, Belgrade (RS), 2013, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago (US), 2013, Galerija Nova, Zagreb (HR), 2014, NeMe Arts Centre, Limassol (CY), 2014, DAAP Galleries, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (US), 2016,
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(Political Economy Exhibition Reviews)
Cavaluzzo, Lexander. Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid. Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid, the exhibition by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. Hyperallergic, 13 Feb. 2012, https://hyperallergic.com/46867/its-the-political-economy-stupid-austrian-cultural-forum-ny/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Foumberg, Jason. Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid/Gallery 400, Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid!, the exhibition by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. Newcity Art: Visual Art Culture of Chicago and Beyond, 19 Nov. 2013, https://art.newcity.com/2013/11/19/review-its-the-political-economy-stupidgallery-400/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Markus, David. Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid, Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid, the exhibition by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. Art in America, 27 Mar. 2012, https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/its-the-political-economy-stupid-61191/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Simon, Joshua. Review: It’s The Political Economy, Stupid! Review of It’s The Political Economy, Stupid, the exhibition by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. Springerin, no. 2/2012, Feb. 2012, https://www.springerin.at/en/2012/2/review/its-the-political-economy-stupid/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
Vlidi, Vladimir Jeric, Review: It’s the Political Economy, Stupid!, Review of It’s the Political Economy, Stupid!, the exhibition by Oliver Ressler and Gregory Sholette. LatinArt.com, 30 Sept. 2013, https://www.latinart.com/ Accessed 3 Sept. 2022.
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Collectivism After Modernism: The Art of Social Imagination after 1945
Blake Stimpson and G. Sholette eds.
University of Minnesota Press, 2007
Book Reviews
Baetens, Jan. Book review of Stimson, Blake, and Gregory Sholette, eds. Collectivism after modernism: the art of social imagination after 1945. U of Minnesota Press, Leonardo Journal On-Line, Sept, 29, 2007.
Cufer, Eda. Book review of Stimson, Blake, and Gregory Sholette, eds. Collectivism after modernism: the art of social imagination after 1945. U of Minnesota Press, Artforum, Summer, 2007.
Glahn, Philip. Book review of Stimson, Blake, and Gregory Sholette, eds. Collectivism after modernism: the art of social imagination after 1945. U of Minnesota Press, 2007. Bomb Magazine, Spring, 2007.
Kasgner, Jens. Book review of Stimson, Blake, and Gregory Sholette, eds. Collectivism after modernism: the art of social imagination after 1945. U of Minnesota Press, Springerin art journal, Austria, #4, 2007.
Petruniak, Roman. Book review of Stimson, Blake, and Gregory Sholette, eds. Collectivism after modernism: the art of social imagination after 1945. U of Minnesota Press, 2007. Bomb Magazine, Spring, 2007.
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The Interventionists: A Users Guide to the Creative Disruption of Everyday Life,
Nato Thompson, G. Sholette, Eds.
MIT Press, 2004 (first edition, also 2005, 2006)
Book Reviews
Barber, John. Book review of Thompson and Sholette’s, The Interventionists: A Users Guide to the Creative Disruption of Everyday Life, Leonardo On-Line, 2004.
Biles, Jeremy. Book review of Thompson and Sholette’s, The Interventionists: A Users Guide to the Creative Disruption of Everyday Life, Chicago Artists’ News, 2004.
