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Ethics of contemporary art : in the shadow of transgression

Title
  1. Ethics of contemporary art : in the shadow of transgression / Theo Reeves-Evison.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2020.
  2. ©2020
Author
  1. Reeves-Evison, Theo

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Description
  1. xi, 215 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm
Summary
  1. "Scatological shock-merchants, untrained social workers, conflict-zone tourists: from a certain standpoint the relationship between contemporary art and ethics involves a string of negative conjunctions. At their center stands the artist, whose personality and intentions often serve as an ethical measure of the work. This book operates on the basis of a different premise: that artworks themselves have ethical effects, and looking at these effects can tell us about wider processes of social change. As the first full-length study of its kind to outline a positive vision of the ethics of contemporary art, this book distances itself from previous accounts that focus on transgression. The critique of transgressive art is not made on the basis that it is wrong, but that it no longer succeeds on its own terms in societies where language, prohibition and morality are more plastic than they once were. By drawing on the work of Félix Guattari and Jacques Lacan, the book develops a novel theoretical framework that emphasizes the effect of art on subjectivity. Along the way artworks by Kader Attia, Artur Zmijewski, Dora Garcia and others serve as springboards launching discussions of the varied pathways along which a renewed ethics of contemporary art might develop"--
Subject
  1. Art and society
  2. History
  3. 2000-2099
  4. Transgression (Ethics)
  5. Art, Modern > Moral and ethical aspects
  6. Art and morals
  7. Art > Moral and ethical aspects
  8. Art and society > History > 21st century
  9. Art and society > History > 20th century
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Call number
  1. JQE 21-185
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Reeves-Evison, Theo, author.
Title
  1. Ethics of contemporary art : in the shadow of transgression / Theo Reeves-Evison.
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2020.
Copyright date
  1. ©2020
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 2000-2099
Other form:
  1. Online version: Reeves-Evison, Theo. Ethics of contemporary art New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020 9781501339912 (DLC) 2020035675
LCCN
  1. 2020035674
ISBN
  1. 9781501339905 hardcover
  2. 1501339907 hardcover
  3. 9781501339912 electronic publication
  4. 9781501339936 electronic book
Research call number
  1. JQE 21-185
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