Manifesto Press is proud to publish Hans Hess: Selected Writings Volumes 1 presenting the Marxist art historian’s long-overlooked history of 19th century art. From advertising copywriter to York Art Gallery curator, Hess exiled by the Nazis applied his working-class perspective to challenge postmodern dogma. His analyses of Grosz, Feininger, and visual culture, shaped by anti-fascist activism and museum work, offer workers and Marxists a vital materialist critique of art’s ideological role.
Manifesto Press is proud to publish Hans Hess: Selected Writings Volumes 1 presenting the Marxist art historian’s long-overlooked history of 19th century art. From advertising copywriter to York Art Gallery curator, Hess exiled by the Nazis applied his working-class perspective to challenge postmodern dogma. His analyses of Grosz, Feininger, and visual culture, shaped by anti-fascist activism and museum work, offer workers and Marxists a vital materialist critique of art’s ideological role.
