{"product_id":"programme-of-absolute-disorder","title":"Programme of Absolute Disorder","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA call to end the Western museum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Programme of Absolute Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e, Françoise Vergès strips away the veneer of the universal Western museum to reveal its origins as the foundation of liberal ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy exploring the history of the Louvre, and following the radical tradition of Frantz Fanon, she argues that the modern institution cannot just be fixed with a more diverse board or by finding new ways to display the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, she demands a 'post-museum': a space that rejects the financialization of art, acknowledges the bloody history of its collections, and prioritizes the labor and dignity of those who clean, guard, and inhabit its halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43346745557027,"sku":"9780745352619","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/8582\/8131\/files\/i_0a110099-4b92-4c71-8b4c-cbb5b26cfd87.jpg?v=1783614117","url":"https:\/\/shop.gamblehouse.org\/products\/programme-of-absolute-disorder","provider":"The Gamble House Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}