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Art: an introduction
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This publication offers an original, clear, and wide-ranging introduction to the arts of painting and sculpture, to the principal artistic print media, and to the visual arts of modernism and post-modernism. Covering the entire history of art, from Paleolithic cave painting to contemporary art, it provides foundational guidance on the basic character and techniques of the(...)
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This publication offers an original, clear, and wide-ranging introduction to the arts of painting and sculpture, to the principal artistic print media, and to the visual arts of modernism and post-modernism. Covering the entire history of art, from Paleolithic cave painting to contemporary art, it provides foundational guidance on the basic character and techniques of the(...)
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Art: an introduction
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This publication offers an original, clear, and wide-ranging introduction to the arts of painting and sculpture, to the principal artistic print media, and to the visual arts of modernism and post-modernism. Covering the entire history of art, from Paleolithic cave painting to contemporary art, it provides foundational guidance on the basic character and techniques of the different art forms, on the various genres of painting in the Western tradition, and on the techniques of sculpture as they have been practiced over several millennia and across a wide range of cultures. Throughout the book, Harrison discusses the relative priorities of aesthetic appreciation and historical inquiry, and the importance of combining the two approaches. Written in a style that is at once graceful, engaging, and personal, as well as analytical and exact, this illuminating book offers an impassioned and timely defense of the importance and value of the firsthand encounter with works of art, whether in museums or in their original locations.
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This publication offers an original, clear, and wide-ranging introduction to the arts of painting and sculpture, to the principal artistic print media, and to the visual arts of modernism and post-modernism. Covering the entire history of art, from Paleolithic cave painting to contemporary art, it provides foundational guidance on the basic character and techniques of the different art forms, on the various genres of painting in the Western tradition, and on the techniques of sculpture as they have been practiced over several millennia and across a wide range of cultures. Throughout the book, Harrison discusses the relative priorities of aesthetic appreciation and historical inquiry, and the importance of combining the two approaches. Written in a style that is at once graceful, engaging, and personal, as well as analytical and exact, this illuminating book offers an impassioned and timely defense of the importance and value of the firsthand encounter with works of art, whether in museums or in their original locations.
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Over the past two decades, artists and writers have increasingly used science fiction as a lens through which to search for fragments of truth emerging from the past or the future. The proliferation of science fiction in contemporary art practice and discourse reflects an increased understanding of how this narrative field continues to grow in relevance. This book is the(...)
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Over the past two decades, artists and writers have increasingly used science fiction as a lens through which to search for fragments of truth emerging from the past or the future. The proliferation of science fiction in contemporary art practice and discourse reflects an increased understanding of how this narrative field continues to grow in relevance. This book is the(...)
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Science fiction: Documents of contemporary art
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Over the past two decades, artists and writers have increasingly used science fiction as a lens through which to search for fragments of truth emerging from the past or the future. The proliferation of science fiction in contemporary art practice and discourse reflects an increased understanding of how this narrative field continues to grow in relevance. This book is the first major anthology to focus on relationships between science fiction and contemporary art, and offers an essential read for all those exploring this vital genre. Organizing its contributions according to four distinct approaches—"estrangement,” “futures,” “posthumanism,” and “ecologies”—this unique collection gathers key examples of the influence of science fiction in recent cultural development. It considers topics that include the integration and acceleration of technological change, global urbanization and concepts of futurity, the boundaries of social structures and nonhuman life, and the threatening evidence of climate change. Writers include Peio Aguirre, Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Tiffany E. Barber, Jean Baudrillard, Franco 'Bifo' Beradi, Rosie Braidotti, Rachel Carson, Jeffrey Deitch, Donna Haraway, Cathy Lane, Amna Malik, Tom McCarthy, Alondra Nelson, Gwyneth Shanks, Jan Tumlir, Xin Wang, Gilda Williams
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Over the past two decades, artists and writers have increasingly used science fiction as a lens through which to search for fragments of truth emerging from the past or the future. The proliferation of science fiction in contemporary art practice and discourse reflects an increased understanding of how this narrative field continues to grow in relevance. This book is the first major anthology to focus on relationships between science fiction and contemporary art, and offers an essential read for all those exploring this vital genre. Organizing its contributions according to four distinct approaches—"estrangement,” “futures,” “posthumanism,” and “ecologies”—this unique collection gathers key examples of the influence of science fiction in recent cultural development. It considers topics that include the integration and acceleration of technological change, global urbanization and concepts of futurity, the boundaries of social structures and nonhuman life, and the threatening evidence of climate change. Writers include Peio Aguirre, Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Tiffany E. Barber, Jean Baudrillard, Franco 'Bifo' Beradi, Rosie Braidotti, Rachel Carson, Jeffrey Deitch, Donna Haraway, Cathy Lane, Amna Malik, Tom McCarthy, Alondra Nelson, Gwyneth Shanks, Jan Tumlir, Xin Wang, Gilda Williams
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For more than half a century, the artist Luis Camnitzer has been concerned with the same things. In 1960, as an art student in Uruguay, he was part of a collective of artists, students, and educators who reformed the School of Fine Arts in Montevideo. Today, this same ''ethical anarchist'' is still preoccupied with the role of education in redistributing power in society.(...)
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For more than half a century, the artist Luis Camnitzer has been concerned with the same things. In 1960, as an art student in Uruguay, he was part of a collective of artists, students, and educators who reformed the School of Fine Arts in Montevideo. Today, this same ''ethical anarchist'' is still preoccupied with the role of education in redistributing power in society.(...)
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E-flux journal: One number is worth one word
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For more than half a century, the artist Luis Camnitzer has been concerned with the same things. In 1960, as an art student in Uruguay, he was part of a collective of artists, students, and educators who reformed the School of Fine Arts in Montevideo. Today, this same ''ethical anarchist'' is still preoccupied with the role of education in redistributing power in society. With mischevious wit and wisdom, Camnitzer summons an inherent utopianism in egalitarian, participatory models of art education to identify how meaning is made. This anthology of writings, many published for the first time, gather a life's work in art, education, and activism.
E-flux journal: One number is worth one word
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For more than half a century, the artist Luis Camnitzer has been concerned with the same things. In 1960, as an art student in Uruguay, he was part of a collective of artists, students, and educators who reformed the School of Fine Arts in Montevideo. Today, this same ''ethical anarchist'' is still preoccupied with the role of education in redistributing power in society. With mischevious wit and wisdom, Camnitzer summons an inherent utopianism in egalitarian, participatory models of art education to identify how meaning is made. This anthology of writings, many published for the first time, gather a life's work in art, education, and activism.
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October 2020
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Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, seventy new border walls have been built in this period—put together, they would cover the total circumference of the Earth. While governments offer manifold justifications for building these separation barriers, they invariably attract the attention of(...)
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Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, seventy new border walls have been built in this period—put together, they would cover the total circumference of the Earth. While governments offer manifold justifications for building these separation barriers, they invariably attract the attention of(...)
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Border wall aesthetics: artworks in border spaces
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Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, seventy new border walls have been built in this period—put together, they would cover the total circumference of the Earth. While governments offer manifold justifications for building these separation barriers, they invariably attract the attention of artists. Is it merely the lure of transgression, however, that attracts them—or is there a deeper significance in the artistic encounter with border walls? And which artistic strategies do these artists employ to approach them? In order to address these questions, Elisa Ganivet revisits the history of border wall aesthetics and compares more recent border-related works by 100 artists, including Joseph Beuys (Berlin), Banksy (Israel-Palestine), and Frida Kahlo (Mexico-US). Through art and thus beyond art, we understand the flaws and shortcomings of supposedly well-oiled systems.
Border wall aesthetics: artworks in border spaces
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Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, seventy new border walls have been built in this period—put together, they would cover the total circumference of the Earth. While governments offer manifold justifications for building these separation barriers, they invariably attract the attention of artists. Is it merely the lure of transgression, however, that attracts them—or is there a deeper significance in the artistic encounter with border walls? And which artistic strategies do these artists employ to approach them? In order to address these questions, Elisa Ganivet revisits the history of border wall aesthetics and compares more recent border-related works by 100 artists, including Joseph Beuys (Berlin), Banksy (Israel-Palestine), and Frida Kahlo (Mexico-US). Through art and thus beyond art, we understand the flaws and shortcomings of supposedly well-oiled systems.
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Au cours des dernières décennies, les politiques culturelles de l’État et des collectivités territoriales ont connu une forte montée en puissance financière et institutionnelle, stimulée par le volontarisme du ministère de la Culture comme par l’attrait croissant des thèmes de l’art et de la culture auprès des collectivités territoriales. Pierre Moulinier met à plat(...)
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Au cours des dernières décennies, les politiques culturelles de l’État et des collectivités territoriales ont connu une forte montée en puissance financière et institutionnelle, stimulée par le volontarisme du ministère de la Culture comme par l’attrait croissant des thèmes de l’art et de la culture auprès des collectivités territoriales. Pierre Moulinier met à plat(...)
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Les politiques publiques de la culture en France, 8e éd
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Au cours des dernières décennies, les politiques culturelles de l’État et des collectivités territoriales ont connu une forte montée en puissance financière et institutionnelle, stimulée par le volontarisme du ministère de la Culture comme par l’attrait croissant des thèmes de l’art et de la culture auprès des collectivités territoriales. Pierre Moulinier met à plat les objectifs poursuivis par les pouvoirs publics en la matière et montre le chemin parcouru par les autorités. Il s’interroge également sur les résultats obtenus, bien que l’évaluation en soit difficile. L’auteur plaide enfin pour une continuité du soutien public et une clarification des compétences.
Les politiques publiques de la culture en France, 8e éd
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Au cours des dernières décennies, les politiques culturelles de l’État et des collectivités territoriales ont connu une forte montée en puissance financière et institutionnelle, stimulée par le volontarisme du ministère de la Culture comme par l’attrait croissant des thèmes de l’art et de la culture auprès des collectivités territoriales. Pierre Moulinier met à plat les objectifs poursuivis par les pouvoirs publics en la matière et montre le chemin parcouru par les autorités. Il s’interroge également sur les résultats obtenus, bien que l’évaluation en soit difficile. L’auteur plaide enfin pour une continuité du soutien public et une clarification des compétences.
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Qu'est-ce qu'un scandale en art et que révèle-t-il ? Comment se déploie-t-il dans l'espace public et comment agit-il rétrospectivement sur ce qui fait mémoire ? Comment s'enracine-t-il dans les contextes artistique et sociopolitique tout en dévoilant certaines de leurs facettes ? Comment s'articule-t-il au pôle censure - liberté d'expression ? Comment l'analyse(...)
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Qu'est-ce qu'un scandale en art et que révèle-t-il ? Comment se déploie-t-il dans l'espace public et comment agit-il rétrospectivement sur ce qui fait mémoire ? Comment s'enracine-t-il dans les contextes artistique et sociopolitique tout en dévoilant certaines de leurs facettes ? Comment s'articule-t-il au pôle censure - liberté d'expression ? Comment l'analyse(...)
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Arts, entre libertés et scandales : études de cas
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Qu'est-ce qu'un scandale en art et que révèle-t-il ? Comment se déploie-t-il dans l'espace public et comment agit-il rétrospectivement sur ce qui fait mémoire ? Comment s'enracine-t-il dans les contextes artistique et sociopolitique tout en dévoilant certaines de leurs facettes ? Comment s'articule-t-il au pôle censure - liberté d'expression ? Comment l'analyse rétrospective de celui-ci est-elle elle-même ancrée dans des choix théoriques et des sensibilités éthiques et politiques qui peuvent en redéfinir les contours ? C'est ce à quoi réfléchissent les chercheurs et chercheures dans une quinzaine d'études de cas aussi divers que l'oeuvre de Brancusi Princesse X, le Mémorial lyonnais du génocide des Arméniens, Les fées ont soif de Denise Boucher, Des femmes de Wajdi Mouawad, Sur le concept du visage du fils de Dieu de Romeo Castellucci, le Carnaval des vagins à dents, etc. Qu'est-ce qui fait scandale ? Qui sont les acteurset actrices du scandale ? Quelles sont les définitions du scandale ? Que peut le scandale ?
Arts, entre libertés et scandales : études de cas
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Qu'est-ce qu'un scandale en art et que révèle-t-il ? Comment se déploie-t-il dans l'espace public et comment agit-il rétrospectivement sur ce qui fait mémoire ? Comment s'enracine-t-il dans les contextes artistique et sociopolitique tout en dévoilant certaines de leurs facettes ? Comment s'articule-t-il au pôle censure - liberté d'expression ? Comment l'analyse rétrospective de celui-ci est-elle elle-même ancrée dans des choix théoriques et des sensibilités éthiques et politiques qui peuvent en redéfinir les contours ? C'est ce à quoi réfléchissent les chercheurs et chercheures dans une quinzaine d'études de cas aussi divers que l'oeuvre de Brancusi Princesse X, le Mémorial lyonnais du génocide des Arméniens, Les fées ont soif de Denise Boucher, Des femmes de Wajdi Mouawad, Sur le concept du visage du fils de Dieu de Romeo Castellucci, le Carnaval des vagins à dents, etc. Qu'est-ce qui fait scandale ? Qui sont les acteurset actrices du scandale ? Quelles sont les définitions du scandale ? Que peut le scandale ?
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Pour les trente ans de la Fondation Cartier, l'auteur et commissaire d'exposition, propose un recueil des entretiens tenus avec des artistes, des penseurs, des architectes, des écrivains et des scientifiques réalisés à l'occasion d'expositions artistiques entre 2014 et 2018 : Jean Nouvel, Raymond Depardon, Agnès Varda, Vinciane Despret, Fredi Casco, Freddy Mamani, entre autres.
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Pour les trente ans de la Fondation Cartier, l'auteur et commissaire d'exposition, propose un recueil des entretiens tenus avec des artistes, des penseurs, des architectes, des écrivains et des scientifiques réalisés à l'occasion d'expositions artistiques entre 2014 et 2018 : Jean Nouvel, Raymond Depardon, Agnès Varda, Vinciane Despret, Fredi Casco, Freddy Mamani, entre autres.
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Les entretiens infinis : conversations 2014-2018
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Pour les trente ans de la Fondation Cartier, l'auteur et commissaire d'exposition, propose un recueil des entretiens tenus avec des artistes, des penseurs, des architectes, des écrivains et des scientifiques réalisés à l'occasion d'expositions artistiques entre 2014 et 2018 : Jean Nouvel, Raymond Depardon, Agnès Varda, Vinciane Despret, Fredi Casco, Freddy Mamani, entre autres.
Les entretiens infinis : conversations 2014-2018
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Pour les trente ans de la Fondation Cartier, l'auteur et commissaire d'exposition, propose un recueil des entretiens tenus avec des artistes, des penseurs, des architectes, des écrivains et des scientifiques réalisés à l'occasion d'expositions artistiques entre 2014 et 2018 : Jean Nouvel, Raymond Depardon, Agnès Varda, Vinciane Despret, Fredi Casco, Freddy Mamani, entre autres.
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This compilation of theoretical texts, essays and artistic contributions explores the symbolic and economic value that a work of art holds as a product of its maker’s labor. This volume provides insight into current notions of value systems and considers the role of language in arts institutions.
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This compilation of theoretical texts, essays and artistic contributions explores the symbolic and economic value that a work of art holds as a product of its maker’s labor. This volume provides insight into current notions of value systems and considers the role of language in arts institutions.
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The trouble with value: art and its modes of valuation
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This compilation of theoretical texts, essays and artistic contributions explores the symbolic and economic value that a work of art holds as a product of its maker’s labor. This volume provides insight into current notions of value systems and considers the role of language in arts institutions.
The trouble with value: art and its modes of valuation
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This compilation of theoretical texts, essays and artistic contributions explores the symbolic and economic value that a work of art holds as a product of its maker’s labor. This volume provides insight into current notions of value systems and considers the role of language in arts institutions.
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September 2020
September 2020
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This book is an artist’s guide to copyright, written for makers. Both practical and critical, it will guide you through the concepts underlying copyright and how they apply in your practice. How do you get copyright? For what work? And for how long? How does copyright move across mediums, and how can you go about integrating the work of others? ''Copy this book'' details(...)
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This book is an artist’s guide to copyright, written for makers. Both practical and critical, it will guide you through the concepts underlying copyright and how they apply in your practice. How do you get copyright? For what work? And for how long? How does copyright move across mediums, and how can you go about integrating the work of others? ''Copy this book'' details(...)
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Copy this book: an artist's guide to copyright
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This book is an artist’s guide to copyright, written for makers. Both practical and critical, it will guide you through the concepts underlying copyright and how they apply in your practice. How do you get copyright? For what work? And for how long? How does copyright move across mediums, and how can you go about integrating the work of others? ''Copy this book'' details the concepts of authorship and original creation that underlie our legal system, equipping the reader with the conceptual keys to participate in the debate on intellectual property today.
Copy this book: an artist's guide to copyright
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This book is an artist’s guide to copyright, written for makers. Both practical and critical, it will guide you through the concepts underlying copyright and how they apply in your practice. How do you get copyright? For what work? And for how long? How does copyright move across mediums, and how can you go about integrating the work of others? ''Copy this book'' details the concepts of authorship and original creation that underlie our legal system, equipping the reader with the conceptual keys to participate in the debate on intellectual property today.
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April 2019
April 2019
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How do the arts contribute to the formation of democratic processes? How does culture constitute public space and a civil domain? ''The art of civil action'' argues that cultural initiatives play an underappreciated but crucial role in unlocking dormant democratic potential in our societies. Arts and culture can be a cornerstone of the civil domain, and an anchor as(...)
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How do the arts contribute to the formation of democratic processes? How does culture constitute public space and a civil domain? ''The art of civil action'' argues that cultural initiatives play an underappreciated but crucial role in unlocking dormant democratic potential in our societies. Arts and culture can be a cornerstone of the civil domain, and an anchor as(...)
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The art of civil action: political space and cultural dissent
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How do the arts contribute to the formation of democratic processes? How does culture constitute public space and a civil domain? ''The art of civil action'' argues that cultural initiatives play an underappreciated but crucial role in unlocking dormant democratic potential in our societies. Arts and culture can be a cornerstone of the civil domain, and an anchor as communities reconcile their local and global identities and roles. ''The art of civil action'' considers how to establish a sustainable, transnational civil space, and what role culture and the arts can play in this process, through a colourful mix of case studies on citizen-led cultural initiatives from Europe and around the world. Social scientists, cultural theorists, activists and artists contribute conceptual perspectives on how the arts and culture can help build a locally rooted civil society in a globally connected context.
The art of civil action: political space and cultural dissent
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How do the arts contribute to the formation of democratic processes? How does culture constitute public space and a civil domain? ''The art of civil action'' argues that cultural initiatives play an underappreciated but crucial role in unlocking dormant democratic potential in our societies. Arts and culture can be a cornerstone of the civil domain, and an anchor as communities reconcile their local and global identities and roles. ''The art of civil action'' considers how to establish a sustainable, transnational civil space, and what role culture and the arts can play in this process, through a colourful mix of case studies on citizen-led cultural initiatives from Europe and around the world. Social scientists, cultural theorists, activists and artists contribute conceptual perspectives on how the arts and culture can help build a locally rooted civil society in a globally connected context.
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