Crossmappings

The Anglicist Elisabeth Bronfen, who teaches in Zurich, writes with a precisely analytical eye about society, literature, and art. She now presents a selection of her contributions on art, artists, and visual culture in a compilation for the first time, many of which are published in German for the first time. Most of these have previously appeared only in small catalogs focused on individual artists, making them known primarily to a specialist audience. A new introductory essay addresses the formative significance and profound transformation of visual culture in the present day. Crossmappings is enriched with numerous color illustrations that illustrate the theses and clarify the issues discussed. The book thus offers fascinating encounters with artists and their work, as well as a broad panorama of societal and aesthetic questions that will appeal to scholars, culture enthusiasts, and art lovers alike.