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Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War by Hito Steyerl

tffnnyy's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective

4.25

redservant's review against another edition

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5.0

9.5/10 - One of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. This will definitely have to be reread several times to get the most out of it. Although I can’t claim to understand everything, I loved Steyerl’s writing styles expressiveness and originality, an originality I prefer over simplification in her case.

scf2ke's review against another edition

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4.0

Less about art than I anticipated and a lot more focused on the contemporary Art in relation to politics and globalization. Steyerl’s work makes a lot more sense after reading her well-supported theories. A lot of interesting topics about the future of new media art, at times it was a little dense or too abstract to me, but my favorite essay was called International Disco Latin!

prcizmadia's review against another edition

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4.0

Some parts of this blew my mind while some didn’t, but the analysis is always compete and compelling. You don’t find yourself to this book by accident so if you’re here, you’re meant to be. Pick it up.

allison_jo's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

2.5

coffeeoverapples's review against another edition

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challenging funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

heavenlypit's review against another edition

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dark informative medium-paced

beepbeepbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Hito Steyerl plays with language in such a concise and cogent way, it would be hard to navigate contemporary art circles without being somewhat acquainted with her. Her ability to explain the current conditions of neoliberalism, the recent rise of fascism, and the methods to confront them are always illuminating.

dipanjali's review against another edition

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5.0

T_T no words for how incisive + imaginative steyerl's writing is.

conspirationista's review against another edition

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4.0

highly (overly?) speculative but fun