By Francisco González Castro

The book, divided into three parts, delves into the intellectual depths of the intersection of Art, Politics, and Society. The first part, 'Art as a tool of capitalism', provides a profound analysis of how Art, in its modern paradigm, is intricately woven into the capitalist system, while distinguishing between Art and artistic practices. The second part, 'The Artistic versus Art and Mental Illness', presents a thought-provoking argument on how Art has impacted the creative capacity of collectives, and how the concept of Mental Illness has affected the potential for self-creation in individuals. The final part, 'The political-artistic practice and its effects', introduces the concept of the political-artistic as a distinct field from the traditional relations between Art and Politics, with its political-artistic effects being its most potent aspect.

"In these pages, you will be able to meet varied characters, authors, artists, and anonymous of the academic precariousness, from Tom Bombadil to great baggage of anarchist theory (in a spectrum that covers from Bakunin to Aragorn!), accompanied by the protagonists of True Detective, dialoguing all in an effort that not only works when it leaves the academy but interpellates it. And, when it decides to stay within its confines, it also bets on a different path from transdisciplinarity. He thus moves from French post-structuralism to biology and neurosciences (Sapolsky is, for example, one of the core authors of this work) and returns (eternal return) to the trust and complicity with the master/friend that Nietzsche is to him. It is, then, a great and varied toolbox, with a clear bet and a possibility of articulating urgently revealing potencies."

From the prologue to the Spanish version "On the System of Art and Power(s). By way of prologue", by Alberto Pacheco Benites.