Beyond critique : contemporary art in theory, practice, and instruction /
Critique has long been a central concept within art practice and theory. Since the emergence of Conceptual Art, artists have been expected by critics, curators, and art school faculty to focus their work on exposing and debunking ideologies of power and domination. Recently, however, the effectivene...
| Uniform Title: | Beyond critique (Bloomsbury (Firm)) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2017.
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| Summary: | Critique has long been a central concept within art practice and theory. Since the emergence of Conceptual Art, artists have been expected by critics, curators, and art school faculty to focus their work on exposing and debunking ideologies of power and domination. Recently, however, the effectiveness of cultural critique has come into question. The appearance of concepts such as the "speculative," the "reparative," and the "constructive" suggests an emerging postcritical paradigm. Beyond Critique takes stock of the current discourse around this issue. With some calling for a renewed criticality and others rejecting the model entirely, the book's contributors explore a variety of new and recently reclaimed criteria for contemporary art and its pedagogy. Some propose turning toward affect and affirmation; others seek to reclaim such allegedly discredited concepts as intimacy, tenderness, and spirituality. With contributions from artists, critics, curators and historians, this book provides new ways of thinking about the historical role of critique while also exploring a wide range of alternative methods and aspirations. |
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| Item Description: | Outgrowth of a panel discussion at the 2013 conference of the College Art Association in New York. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 215 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501323461 1501323466 |