Art and Discontent (Documentext)

Art and Discontent (Documentext)

In the wake of a disappearing â‚¬Å“Modernismâ‚¬Â and with an unpredictable â‚¬Å“post-Modernismâ‚¬Â confounding the art establishment, a world-renowned critic proposes a new vision for the critical enterprise. Thomas McEvilley confronts, in these six straightforward essays, the ideas and philosophies which have exalted art above constructive involvement in the world for two centuries. The formalist aesthetics of Clive Bell, Roger Fry, Clement Greenberg, and Susan Sontag are specifically criticized, revealing their buried assumptions and agenda. The persistence of the Romantic idea of Self is discovered at the heart of Modernism along with ideas of Spirit secretly enshrined in the distinction between abstraction and representation. Mr. McEvilley goes on to shed new light on the roots of Modernism, the collapse of the idea of history, and the subsequent development of a global discourse. He brings to Art & Discontent a commanding knowledge of Greek and Egyptian art, Western and non-Western philosophies, and the most avant garde of contemporary art and artists. In explaining why our Modernism was not unique and why it is being superseded, McEvilley suggests the functions that art can perform in a post-Modern culture and offers compelling reasons why the history of art needs to be rewritten from a thoroughly renewed perspective.
Country USA
Brand McPherson
Manufacturer McPherson
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780929701318
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	McPherson
Manufacturer	McPherson
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780929701318
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Art and Discontent (Documentext)

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