A Return to the Object: Alfred Gell, Art, and Social Theory

ISBN-13: 9781350093485 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 254 str.

Susanne Kuechler; Timothy Carroll

Opis

This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception.

Spis treści

Introduction: Gell and His Influences Part I: Rethinking the Frame 1: Lessons from the Art Nexus 2: The Index and Indexicality 3: The Prototype and the Model 4: Immanent Relationality and its Consequences Part II: Unpacking the Canon 5: Virtuosity and Style 6: Aesthetics and the Ethics of Relation 7: Generativity and Transformation 8: Agency Part III: Rediscovering the Object 9: Material Agency 10: Colour and Composition 11: Patterns and their Transposition 12: Animacy and Imagination Part IV: Reappraising Knowledge 13: Transmision 14: Copyright 15: The Expert and Their Craft 16: Social Effects Conclusion Bibliography Index