Postsensual Aesthetics
English, Voorhies James, 2023Only 3 pieces in stock at supplier
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Contemporary art exhibitions appeal to cognition as well as the senses, modeling a new and expansive understanding of global aesthetics. In this original work of aesthetic theory, James Voorhies argues that we live in the shadow of old ways of thinking about art that emphasize the immediate visual experience of an autonomous art object. But theory must change as artistic and curatorial production has changed. It should encompass the full range of activities through which we encounter art and exhibitions, in which reading and thinking are central to the aesthetic experience.
Voorhies advances the theoretical framework of a "postsensual aesthetics," which does not mean we are beyond a sensual engagement with objects, but rather embraces the cognitive connections with ideas that unite art and knowledge production. Cognitive engagements with art often begin with publications conceived as integral to exhibitions, conveying the knowledge and research artists and curators produce, and continuing in time and space beyond traditional curatorial frames. The idea, and not just visual immediacy, is now art's defining moment.
Voorhies reframes aesthetic criteria to account for the liminal, cognitive spaces inside and outside of the exhibition. Surveying a wide range of artists, curators, exhibitions, and related publications, he repositions the aesthetic theory of Theodor Adorno and draws inspiration from Rosalind Krauss and Fredric Jameson to describe a contemporary "logic of the curatorial." He demonstrates how, even as we increasingly expect to learn from contemporary art, we must avoid an instrumentalist and reductive view of art as a mere source of information. As Voorhies shows through an analysis of two major global exhibitions, it is imperative for artistic research to evolve.
Language | English |
topic | Art, Music & Design |
Subtopic | Art, music, design |
Author | Voorhies James |
Number of pages | 152 |
Book cover | Hard cover |
Year | 2023 |
Item number | 32581542 |
Publisher | Penguin Random House |
Category | Non-fiction |
Manufacturer no. | 9780262047609 |
Release date | 8.2.2023 |
topic | Art, Music & Design |
Subtopic | Art, music, design |
Language | English |
Author | Voorhies James |
Year | 2023 |
Number of pages | 152 |
Book cover | Hard cover |
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Height | 133 mm |
Width | 203 mm |
Weight | 360 g |
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