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The Aesthetics of Disengagement: Contemporary Art and Depression
Christine Ross
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Description for The Aesthetics of Disengagement: Contemporary Art and Depression
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than half of the world's population will have a depressive disorder at some point in their lifetimes. In The Aesthetics of Disengagement Christine Ross shows how contemporary art is a powerful yet largely unacknowledged player in the articulation of depression in Western culture, both adopting and challenging scientific definitions of the condition. Ross explores the ways in which contemporary art performs the detached aesthetics of depression, exposing the viewer's loss of connection and ultimately redefining the function of the image. Ross examines the works of Ugo Rondinone, Rosemarie Trockel, Ken Lum, ... Read more
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than half of the world's population will have a depressive disorder at some point in their lifetimes. In The Aesthetics of Disengagement Christine Ross shows how contemporary art is a powerful yet largely unacknowledged player in the articulation of depression in Western culture, both adopting and challenging scientific definitions of the condition. Ross explores the ways in which contemporary art performs the detached aesthetics of depression, exposing the viewer's loss of connection and ultimately redefining the function of the image. Ross examines the works of Ugo Rondinone, Rosemarie Trockel, Ken Lum, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816645398
SKU
V9780816645398
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About Christine Ross
Christine Ross is associate professor and chair of art history and communication studies at McGill University and author of Images de surface: L'art video reconsidere.
Reviews for The Aesthetics of Disengagement: Contemporary Art and Depression
"The Aesthetics of Disengagement is the only book on contemporary art that provides a satisfying and profound theory of why art looks the way it does today and how this art is related to broader and deeper structures of subjectivity and meaning in North American and European culture." -Amelia Jones, author of Body Art/Performing the Subject