Taking its title from a term Karl Marx used to explain how value is produced in a commodity, "Variable Capital" charts the strategies that artist have employed in order to redirect attention toward the usually invisible processes of exploitation and alienation underlying artistic production. Examining a range of international artists, including Common Culture, Richard Hughes, Melanie Jackson, Brian Ulrich, and Andy Warhol, much of the work discussed is characterized by a willingness to engineer awkward and embarrassing situations that challenge the viewer with uncomfortable realities. Many of...
Taking its title from a term Karl Marx used to explain how value is produced in a commodity, "Variable Capital" charts the strategies that artist have...
This title provides a clear and concise survey of some of the most significant writers on photography who have played a major part in defining and influencing our understanding of the medium. It provides a succinct overview of writing on photography from a diverse range of disciplines and perspectives and examines the shifting perception of the medium over the course of its 170 year history.
This title provides a clear and concise survey of some of the most significant writers on photography who have played a major part in defining and inf...
