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Refiguring the Spiritual: Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy
Mark C. Taylor
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Description for Refiguring the Spiritual: Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 244 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 724.
Mark C. Taylor provocatively claims that contemporary art has lost its way. With the art market now mirroring the art of finance, many artists create works solely for the purpose of luring investors and inspiring trade among hedge funds and private equity firms. When art is commodified, corporatized, and financialized, it loses its critical edge and is transformed into a financial instrument calculated to maximize profitable returns. Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy are artists who differ in style, yet they all defy the trends that have diminished art's potential in recent decades. They understand that ... Read more
Mark C. Taylor provocatively claims that contemporary art has lost its way. With the art market now mirroring the art of finance, many artists create works solely for the purpose of luring investors and inspiring trade among hedge funds and private equity firms. When art is commodified, corporatized, and financialized, it loses its critical edge and is transformed into a financial instrument calculated to maximize profitable returns. Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy are artists who differ in style, yet they all defy the trends that have diminished art's potential in recent decades. They understand that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Religion, Culture and Public Life
Condition
New
Weight
724g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231157667
SKU
V9780231157667
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About Mark C. Taylor
Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion, chair of the Department of Religion, and codirector of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including, most recently, Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities; Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living; ... Read more
Reviews for Refiguring the Spiritual: Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy
By its inventive hybridization of traditional academic specialties, Mark C. Taylor's work as a whole has forced questions which few other present-day writers, especially in America, have been able to do. In this regard, Refiguring the Spiritual is not simply a significant contribution to a specific field, but to the arts and letters in total.
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