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Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth
Elizabeth Grosz
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Description for Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth
Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as a form of erotic expression connecting sensory richness with primal desire, and in doing so, finds that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention and aesthetic. By regarding our most cultured human accomplishments as the result of the excessive, nonfunctional forces of sexual attraction and seduction, Grosz encourages us to see art as ... Read more
Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as a form of erotic expression connecting sensory richness with primal desire, and in doing so, finds that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention and aesthetic. By regarding our most cultured human accomplishments as the result of the excessive, nonfunctional forces of sexual attraction and seduction, Grosz encourages us to see art as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
The Wellek Library Lectures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231145183
SKU
V9780231145183
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About Elizabeth Grosz
Elizabeth Grosz is professor of women's and gender studies at Rutgers University. She also teaches gender studies and architecture at the University of Bergen, Norway, and The University of Sydney, Australia. Grosz has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the University of California, Irvine, Johns Hopkins University, and George Washington University. Trained in continental philosophy, ... Read more
Reviews for Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth
This wonderful and short book... continues her recent quest of recasting Darwinian biology within a Deleuzean and Nietzschean understanding of sexual difference.
Arun Saldanha Environment and Planning
Arun Saldanha Environment and Planning