{"product_id":"marking-time-art-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration-hardcover","title":"Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole R. Fleetwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best of 2020\" Selection\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Art Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eArt Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful document of the inner lives and creative visions of men and women rendered invisible by America's prison system.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than two million people are currently behind bars in the United States. Incarceration not only separates the imprisoned from their families and communities; it also exposes them to shocking levels of deprivation and abuse and subjects them to the arbitrary cruelties of the criminal justice system. Yet, as Nicole Fleetwood reveals, America's prisons are filled with art. Despite the isolation and degradation they experience, the incarcerated are driven to assert their humanity in the face of a system that dehumanizes them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews with currently and formerly incarcerated artists, prison visits, and the author's own family experiences with the penal system, \u003ci\u003eMarking Time\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the imprisoned turn ordinary objects into elaborate works of art. Working with meager supplies and in the harshest conditions--including solitary confinement--these artists find ways to resist the brutality and depravity that prisons engender. The impact of their art, Fleetwood observes, can be felt far beyond prison walls. Their bold works, many of which are being published for the first time in this volume, have opened new possibilities in American art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the movement to transform the country's criminal justice system grows, art provides the imprisoned with a political voice. Their works testify to the economic and racial injustices that underpin American punishment and offer a new vision of freedom for the twenty-first century.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.1 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47488163479805,"sku":"9780674919228","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dW9hVXBML21aenNBMWxPS1Jsc1ZZQT09.webp?v=1777794738","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/marking-time-art-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}