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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462420903321

Autore

Lejeune Denis

Titolo

The radical use of chance in 20th century art [[electronic resource] /] / Denis Lejeune

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Rodopi, 2012

ISBN

1-280-49715-7

9786613592385

94-012-0726-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Faux titre ; ; 366

Disciplina

702.81

Soggetti

Chance in art

Arts, Modern - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- General Introduction -- The Rise of Chance in Modern Sciences -- The Tribulations of Chance within Philosophical Thought -- The Philosophy of Clément Rosset -- The Dialogue of Chance and the Arts -- André Breton -- François Morellet -- John Cage -- General conclusion -- Bibliography -- Interview with Clément Rosset (4th March 2004, Paris) -- Interview with François Morellet (April 2005, Cholet).

Sommario/riassunto

To many, chance and art are antagonistic terms. But a number of 20th century artists have turned this notion on its head by attempting to create artworks based on randomness. Among those, three in particular articulated a well-argued and thorough theory of the radical use of chance in art: André Breton (writer), John Cage (composer) and François Morellet (visual artist). The implications of such a move away from established aesthetics are far-reaching, as much in conceptual as in practical terms, as this book hopes to make clear. Of paramount importance in this coincidentia oppositorum is the suggested possibility of a correlation between the artistic use of chance and a system of thought itself organised around chance. Indeed placing randomness at the centre of one’s art may have deeper philosophical



consequences than just on the aesthetical level.