Vision and the gaze are key concepts in the analysis of cultural and artistic objects. In recent theory, vision has been seen as a means of control, but this view disregards the question of why contemporary theory is critical of vision, yet generous towards listening and languag…
Vision and the gaze are key issues in the analysis of racism, sexism and ethnocentrism. In recent radical theory, generally, and French theory in particular, vision has been seen as a means of control. But this view is often unnuanced. It bypasses questions such as: Why is it th…
Vision and the gaze are key issues in the analysis of racism, sexism and ethnocentrism. In recent radical theory, generally, and French theory in particular, vision has been seen as a means of control. But this view is often unnuanced. It bypasses questions such as: Why is it th…
L'imagination
by Elkaïm-Sartre, Arlette, Sartre, Jean-Paul
fromQuadrige (Presses universitaires de France)
Perché alcune immagini diventano famose e altre no, perché ci catturano, stupiscono, ipnotizzano: come funzionano? Figure ci accompagna nella bottega di pittori, fotografi, registi, da Raffaello a Stanley Kubrick, rivoluzionando il nostro modo di guardare. Spesso, davanti a un q…
Perché alcune immagini diventano famose e altre no, perché ci catturano, stupiscono, ipnotizzano: come funzionano? "Figure" ci accompagna nella bottega di pittori, fotografi, registi, da Raffaello a Stanley Kubrick, rivoluzionando il nostro modo di guardare. Spesso, davanti a un…
From Beyonce's Lemonade to The Force Awakens to the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, the entertainment industry seems to be embracing the power of women like never before. But with more feminist content comes more feminist criticism-and it feels as if there's always something to compla…
From Beyonce's Lemonade to The Force Awakens to the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, the entertainment industry seems to be embracing the power of women like never before. But with more feminist content comes more feminist criticism-and it feels as if there's always something to compla…
In 'Performing Image', Isobel Harbison examines how artists have combined performance and moving image in their work since the 1960s, and how this work anticipates our changing relations to images since the advent of smart phones and the spread of online prosumerism. Over this p…