| Other author/creator | Eagleton, Terry, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Bouwhuis, Jelle. |
| Other author/creator | Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stedelijk Museum. |
| Other author/creator | Universiteit van Amsterdam. |
| Other author/creator | W139 (Art gallery : Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Portion of title |
Art & theory in the 21st century |
| Cover title |
Now is the time : art & theory, 21st century |
| Contents |
Belief. Introduction -- Faith and belief / Terry Eagleton -- Repetition versus progress / Boris Groys -- Discussion -- 9/11. Introduction -- Cloning terror / W.J.T. Mitchell -- Marriott Hotel Islamabad / Sean Snyder -- Discussion -- Globalization. Introduction -- The fracturing of globalization / Julian Stallabrass -- Acting out in the city / Hou Hanru ; Discussion -- Canon. Introduction -- Canons of art in the spaces of our desire / Robert S. Nelson -- Canons and publics / Ruth Noack -- Discussion -- Design. Introduction -- Design thinking or critical design? / Rick Poynor -- Middle culture / Camiel van Winkel -- Discussion -- Media. Introduction -- The twilight of posterity / Kaja Silverman -- Aniconism / Laura U. Marks -- Discussion -- Romanticism. Introduction -- Radical romanticism / Jos de Mul -- Romantic conceptualism and the trouble with the sublime / Jörg Heiser -- Discussion. |
| Summary |
Anthology of essays about seven pressing social and art-specific themes that encompass the full scope of the force-field of the visual arts. Renowned international theorists and promising young art critics and curators share their visions on a range of issues in accessible essays: What is the impact of 9/11 on our visual culture and the visual arts? What role does religion play in polarization? What are the consequences of ongoing globalization for the visual arts? How can we explain the revival of interest in canons and what function do they attribute to art? These socially engaged themes are alternated with topics that are traditionally more rooted in art, such as the return of Romanticism, the relative novelty of new media in the 'post-medium' era, and the utopian ideals of design. With such a varied selection of subjects and authors, the book builds a bridge between art and theory as well as between art and society, at a level attuned to academic discourse yet at the same time accessible for a wide-ranging public with an interest in art. |
| General note | "This publication results from a series of lectures with the same name held between October 2008 and January 2009. the lecture series was organized by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (uvA), W139, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) and Metropolis M."--Colophon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references . |
| Other title |
Metropolis M. |
| LCCN | 2010386163 |
| ISBN | 9789056627218 |
| ISBN | 905662721X |
