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Aftershock : the ethics of contemporary transgressive art

By Cashell , Kieran

Book information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2009
ISBN
1845115244, 978-1-84511-524-1, 9780857710154, 085771015X, 9780857731074, 0857731076, 9781441641137, 1441641130
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10094278 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
253\267
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
ArtModern -- 20th century -- Appreciation.Modern -- 20th century -- Moral and ethical aspectModern -- 21st century -- Appreciation.Modern -- 21st century -- Moral and ethical aspect

Description

This provocative book subjects contemporary transgressive art to a rigorous ethical exploration. Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to ""shock"", controversial artworks such as those in the infamous Sensation show--which in 1999 prompted New York Mayor Giuliani’s outrage--are vigorously defended by art critics who frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. Yet in doing so, Cashell argues, these commentators actually fail to understand the work they defend. Scrutinizing notorious works by Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Marcus Harvey, Orlan, Tracey Emin and others, Cashell maintains not only that such work produces a visceral, emotional and ""ethical"" response--but that it actively sets out to do so.

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