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Death of the Artist: Art World Dissidents and Their Alternative Identities
Nicola Mccartney
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Description for Death of the Artist: Art World Dissidents and Their Alternative Identities
Paperback. How does contemporary art subvert the role of the artist/author? Series: International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
There exists a series of contemporary artists who continually defy the traditional role of the artist/author, including Art & Language, Guerrilla Girls, Bob and Roberta Smith, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Lucky PDF. In Death of the Artist, Nicola McCartney explores their work and uses previously unpublished interviews to provoke a vital and nuanced discussion about contemporary artistic authorship. How do emerging artists navigate intellectual property or work collectively and share the recognition? How might a pseudonym aid 'artivism'? Most strikingly, she demonstrates how an alternative identity can challenge the art market and is symptomatic of greater cultural and political rebellion. ... Read more
There exists a series of contemporary artists who continually defy the traditional role of the artist/author, including Art & Language, Guerrilla Girls, Bob and Roberta Smith, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Lucky PDF. In Death of the Artist, Nicola McCartney explores their work and uses previously unpublished interviews to provoke a vital and nuanced discussion about contemporary artistic authorship. How do emerging artists navigate intellectual property or work collectively and share the recognition? How might a pseudonym aid 'artivism'? Most strikingly, she demonstrates how an alternative identity can challenge the art market and is symptomatic of greater cultural and political rebellion. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784534158
SKU
V9781784534158
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About Nicola Mccartney
Nicola McCartney is an artist and educator. She is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London. She was previously Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and has taught fine art and critical theory at The Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University. She is also ... Read more
Reviews for Death of the Artist: Art World Dissidents and Their Alternative Identities
`Nicola McCartney is part of a new generation of thinkers about art. Art now is more playful and indiscreet than it has ever been but it also aspires to talk to a political world that is both frightening but also where there is a possibility to reach new audiences. The idea of the artist in this new space is changing. ... Read more