The Rural

Myvillages Myvillages

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• An investigation through texts, interviews, and documentation of the complex relationship between the urban, the rural, and contemporary cultural prod... Lees meer

Oceans

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• OCEANS attends to the inextricable human and nonhuman agencies that affect and are affected by the sea and its running currents within contemporary ar... Lees meer

The Cute

Ngai, Sianne

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• A collection that tracks the astonishing impact of one vernacular aesthetic category--the cute--on postwar and contemporary art. The Cute tracks the a... Lees meer

Walking

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• Walking surveys the proliferation of pedestrian practices across contemporary art, taking an avowedly political stance on where and how the three prac... Lees meer

The Magazine

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• The artist's magazine as a place where new ideas and forms can be imagined and created, from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first. The multiple ... Lees meer

Translation

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• Reflections on the cultural and political complexities of translation in global contemporary artistic practices. The movement of global populations, a... Lees meer

Science Fiction

Dan Smith-Byrne

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• The first major anthology to focus on relationships between science fiction and contemporary art, with topics ranging from accelerating technological ... Lees meer

Activism

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• An edited collection that addresses the vital intersection of contemporary art and activism in this watershed cultural moment. Activism is a critical ... Lees meer

Health

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• The ethical, aesthetic and political significance of practices, positions and theories connected to health in contemporary art. In an era of diet pill... Lees meer

Ruins

Dillon Brian

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• A comprehensive examination of "ruins" of the modern era in contemporary art and cultural theory. The "ruins" of the modern era are the landmarks of r... Lees meer

Failure

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• Investigations of failure as a key concern--as theme, strategy, and world view--of recent art. Lees meer

Design and Art

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• The first anthology to address the rise of the "design-art" phenomenon--the breakdown of boundaries between art and architectural, graphic, or product... Lees meer

Animals

Filipa Ramos

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• The emergence of contemporary art, engaging widely with other disciplines, as a platform for exploring animal nature. Animals have become the focus of... Lees meer