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Autore: |
Lejeune Denis
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Titolo: |
The radical use of chance in 20th century art [[electronic resource] /] / Denis Lejeune
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Pubblicazione: | New York, : Rodopi, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
Disciplina: | 702.81 |
Soggetto topico: | Chance in art |
Arts, Modern - 20th century | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The radical use of chance in 20th century art ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-49715-7 |
9786613592385 | |
94-012-0726-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910790267203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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