Sculptors Against the State examines the relation of anarchist ideology to avant-garde Sculpture through the work of three iconic artists who transformed European modernism: Umberto Bocccioni, Jacob Epstein, and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. Framed by extensive archival research and addressing complex subjects, such as sexual liberation, homosexuality, the history of emotions, the ethics of violence, and tactics of nonviolent resistance, this volume demonstrates how sculptural processes were shaped by forms of anarchism calculated to foster a radical community. A powerful and compelling argument for a new analysis of avant-garde art Sculptors Against the State reveals the essential connection between contemporary anarchist theory and the profound cultural impact modernism had during the twentieth century. Book jacket.