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The Force of Art
Krzysztof Ziarek
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Paperback. This book offers an original approach to avant-garde art and its transformative force. Presenting an alternative to the approaches to art developed in postmodern theory or cultural studies, Ziarek sees art's significance in its critique of power and the increasing technologization of social relations. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
This book offers an original approach to avant-garde art and its transformative force. Presenting an alternative to the approaches to art developed in postmodern theory or cultural studies, Ziarek sees art's significance in its critique of power and the increasing technologization of social relations. Re-examining avant-garde art and literature, from Italian and Russian Futurism and Dadaism, to Language poetry, video and projection art, as well as transgenic and Internet art, this book argues that art's importance today cannot be explained simply in aesthetic or cultural terms but has to take into consideration how artworks question the technological character of modern ... Read more
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Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Cultural Memory in the Present
Condition
New
Weight
329g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804750110
SKU
V9780804750110
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About Krzysztof Ziarek
Krzysztof Ziarek is Professor of Comparative Literature at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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