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Self/Image: Technology, Representation, and the Contemporary Subject
Amelia Jones
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Description for Self/Image: Technology, Representation, and the Contemporary Subject
paperback. Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this book explores how technology has affected artist's abilities and forms to express themselves. It makes a companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 101 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this important and original book explores how technology has affected artists' abilities and forms to express themselves.
From analogue photography to more recent artistic practices including digital imaging, performance robotics and video installations, Self/Image is one of the first full length studies to investigate the complex relations among these diverse artistic practices.
This will make an excellent companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415345224
SKU
V9780415345224
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Ref
99-2
About Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones is Professor and Pilkington Chair in the History of Art, University of Manchester. She is the author of three books, including Body Art/ Performing the Subject (1998), and editor of four books, including Performing the Body/Performing the Text (1999), The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader (2003), and A Companion to Contemporary Art Since 1945 (2006).
Reviews for Self/Image: Technology, Representation, and the Contemporary Subject
'Self/Image... generat[es] an ethically responsible space that continues opening gaps for the emergence of differing subjectivities and bodies as well as their recognition.' - Ignaz Cassar, "The Self, the Slash, the Image", in Photography & Culture 'Self/Image... generat[es] an ethically responsible space that continues opening gaps for the emergence of differing subjectivities and bodies as well as their recognition.' - ... Read more