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Title
Politics and Heidegger's concept of thinking in contemporary art
Type
Text
Monograph
Multimedia
Subject
Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976
Rosler, Martha--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Boltanski, Christian, 1944---Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Wodiczko, Krzysztof--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Mirza, Noor Afshan--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Butler, Brad--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Art and technology (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: N72.T4 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 701/.05 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
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Content
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Summary
"Responding to Heidegger's stark warnings concerning the essence of technology, this book demonstrates art's capacity to emancipate the life-world from globalized technological consciousness. Louise Carrie Wales presents the work of four contemporary artists - Martha Rosler, Christian Boltanski, Kzryztof Wodiczko and collaborators Noor Mirza and Brad Butler - who challenge our thinking and compel a dramatic re-positioning of social norms and hidden beliefs. The through-line is rooted in Heidegger's question posed at the conclusion of his technology essay as understood through artworks that provides a counter to enframing while using increasingly sophisticated technological methods. The themes are political in nature and continue to have profound resonance in today's geopolitical climate. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, aesthetics, philosophy, and visual culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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Wales, Louise Carrie Politics and Heidegger's concept of thinking in contemporary art