The Battleground of Art : Radical Curating in the Crisis of Neoliberalism – Marco Baravalle
A provocative exploration of autonomy, collective practice, and resistance in contemporary cultural production
Activist and curator Marco Baravalle examines how artists and cultural practitioners across the Global South and North are creating alternative institutions: self-organised, collaborative infrastructures that operate beyond the constraints of both state and market power. Drawing on operaismo, decolonial thought, and two decades of radical curatorial practice, Baravalle presents a compelling vision of cultural production rooted in cooperation, solidarity, and collective agency. Of particular interest to readers of architecture, urbanism, and spatial practice, the book offers fresh perspectives on how communities can shape more equitable and independent cultural environments.
Author: Marco Baravalle
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback
Pages:304
ISBN: 9781836742746
Publication date: August 2026