Almost Nothing(1st Edition) Observations on precarious practices in contemporary art (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Marsha Meskimmon, Amelia Jones Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2017 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-1290-3, ISBN: 1-5261-1290-6
"What does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society. Focusing on comparative case studies drawn from Eur ..."
Almost Nothing(1st Edition) Observations on precarious practices in contemporary art (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Marsha Meskimmon, Amelia Jones Hardcover, 330 Pages, Published 2017 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-8857-5, ISBN: 0-7190-8857-7
"What does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society. Focusing on comparative case studies drawn from Eur ..."
"Considered one of the foremost Belgian artists, Philippe Vandenberg (1952–2009) was a prolific painter whose oeuvre features a series of radical stylistic and thematic shifts, reflecting an existential philosophy both in his restless personal trajectory and his responses to varying sociocultural changes.Using image, word and symbol, Vandenberg challenged the ethical context of the work of art, wrestling with universal themes such as war ..."