| Portion of title |
Contemporary art and the interrogation of mastery |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part One: Psychoanalytic feminism. Not-forgetting : Mary Kelly's Love songs; inadequacy : Silvia Kolbowski's history of conceptual art; Darkness : the emergence of James Welling; Breaking ground : Barbara Kruger's spatial practice; Louise Lawler's rude museum -- Part Two: Radical democracy. Christopher D'Arcangelo's elliptical interruptions; The art of not being governed quite so much : Hans Haacke's Polls; Art from Guantanamo Bay; Reasonable urbanism -- Part three: War resistance. Un-war : an aesthetic sketch; Museum of innocence; "We don't need another hero" : war and public memory; Lois Lawler's play technique; Mary Kelly's attunement; Martha Rosler's unrest. |
| Abstract |
"Amid times of emboldened cruelty and perpetual war, Rosalyn Deutsche links contemporary art to three practices that counter the prevailing destructiveness: psychoanalytic feminism, radical democracy, and war resistance. Deutsche considers how art joins these radical practices to challenge desires for mastery and dominion, which are encapsulated in the Eurocentric conception of the human that goes under the name "Man" and is driven by deadly inclinations that Deutsche calls masculinist. The masculinist subject--as an individual or a group--universalizes itself, claims to speak on behalf of humanity, and meets differences with conquest. Analyzing artworks by Christopher D'Arcangelo, Robert Filliou, Hans Haacke, Mary Kelly, Silvia Kolbowski, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Martha Rosler, James Welling, and Krzysztof Wodiczko, Deutsche illuminates the diverse ways in which they expose, question, and trouble the visual fantasies that express masculinist desire. Undermining the mastering subject, these artworks invite viewers to question the positions they assume in relation to others. Together, the essays in Not-Forgetting, written between 1999 and 2020, argue that this art offers a unique contribution to building a less cruel and violent society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
"Explores contemporary art that challenges deadly desires for mastery and dominion. Amid times of emboldened cruelty and perpetual war, Rosalyn Deutsche links contemporary art to three practices that counter the prevailing destructiveness: psychoanalytic feminism, radical democracy, and war resistance. Deutsche considers how art joins these radical practices to challenge desires for mastery and dominion, which are encapsulated in the Eurocentric conception of the human that goes under the name "Man" and is driven by deadly inclinations that Deutsche calls masculinist. The masculinist subject-as an individual or a group-universalizes itself, claims to speak on behalf of humanity, and meets differences with conquest. Analyzing artworks by Christopher D'Arcangelo, Robert Filliou, Hans Haacke, Mary Kelly, Silvia Kolbowski, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Martha Rosler, James Welling, and Krzysztof Wodiczko, Deutsche illuminates the diverse ways in which they expose, question, and trouble the visual fantasies that express masculinist desire. Undermining the mastering subject, these artworks invite viewers to question the positions they assume in relation to others. Together, the essays in Not-Forgetting, written between 1999 and 2020, argue that this art offers a unique contribution to building a less cruel and violent society. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| LCCN | 2022022550 |
| ISBN | 9780226819600 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0226819604 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780226819594 paperback |
| ISBN | 0226819590 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
