Aftershock: the ethics of contemporary transgressive art
Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to 'shock', controversial artworks are vigorously defended by art critics, who frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. This is the first book to subject contemporary art to a rigorous ethical exploration. It argues that, in favouring conceptual rather than emotional reactions, commentators actually fail to engage with the work they promote. Scrutinising notorious works by artists including Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Richard B…
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- Full title :Aftershock : the ethics of contemporary transgressive art / Kieran Cashell.
Summary
Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to 'shock', controversial artworks are vigorously defended by art critics, who frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. This is the first book to subject contemporary art to a rigorous ethical exploration. It argues that, in favouring conceptual rather than emotional reactions, commentators actually fail to engage with the work they promote. Scrutinising notorious works by artists including Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Richard Billingham, Marc Quinn, Sally Mann, Marcus Harvey, Hans Bellmer, Paul McCarthy, Tierney Gearon, and Tr.
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- Publication Date:©2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):I.B. Tauris
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781441641137, 1441641130, 9780857710154, 085771015X, 9780857731074, 0857731076
- oclc:ocn611201442
- LC Classification:N6497
- Dewey Decimal:709.05
Table of Contents
Everybody hates a tourist -- Carte blanche -- Atrocity exhibition -- Fearless speech -- Horrorshow.
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