Aesthetics, Arts, and Politics in a Global World
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-14163-6 (ISBN)
Using examples from India and Mexico to South Africa, Australia and China, Herwitz argues that the cultural politics and art being produced in these places are now post- postcolonial. Where the postcolonial downplayed formerly Eurocentric forms and celebrated art with national consciousness, the rules for 21st century cultural authenticity are quickly disappearing. Young people think of themselves in relation to global culture rather than nation-¬-building; the project of producing a new and modern art for the incipient and rising postcolonial nation is out of date.
By examining the shift in which art accesses the past and the rise of trends such as hitching consumer culture to celebrity forms and branding, Herwitz’s original and engaging exploration of contemporary art captures the ways in which art has given way to a new form of production, altering everything from the role of tradition and heritage in contemporary art to the terms of its vision and circulation.
Daniel Herwitz is Fredric Huetwell Professor of Philosophy, History of Art and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan, USA where for a decade he directed the Institute for the Humanities. His previously published books include Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (2008) as well as the award winning Star as Icon (2008), and M.F. Husain (1988). Herwitz frequently writes for galleries in New York City, London, Cape Town and other places.
1. Introduction
2. Secularized Heritage and Fundamentalist India: The Case of MF Husain
3. Frida and Amrita
4. Preparing Art for Freedom in the New South Africa Chapter
5. Aboriginal, Abstract and Isi--Tsonga
6. Figaro South of the Zambesi
7. Xu Bing’s Archive of the Past
6. The Persistent Witness: George Gittoes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2019 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 299 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-350-14163-1 / 1350141631 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-14163-6 / 9781350141636 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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