Contemporary art and the cosmopolitan imagination / / Marsha Meskimmon

• Autore: Meskimmon Marsha
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 p.)
• Disciplina: 701/.03; 709.05
• Soggetto topico: Art and globalization - History - 20th century; Art and globalization - History - 21st century; Art, Modern - 20th century; Art, Modern - 21st century; Cosmopolitanism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Plates; Permissions; Introduction: Contemporary art: at home in a global world; Chapter 1 Foundation - dynamic ground; Chapter 2 Threshold - infinite generosity; Chapter 3 Passage - transitive affects; Chapter 4 Landing - imaginative engagement; Afterword: On affrmative criticality; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Contemporary Art and the Cosmopolitan Imagination explores the role of art in conceiving and reconfiguring the political, ethical and social landscape of our time. Understanding art as a vital form of articulation, Meskimmon argues that artworks do more than simply reflect and represent the processes of transnational and transcultural exchange typical of the global economy. Rather, art can change the way we imagine, understand and engage with the world and with others very different than ourselves. In this sense, art participates in a critical dialogue between cosmopolitan imaginat
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary art and the cosmopolitan imagination
• ISBN: 1-136-93705-6; 1-136-93706-4; 1-282-78135-9; 9786612781353; 0-203-84683-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785267503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II