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Adorno and Art: Aesthetic Theory Contra Critical Theory
J. Hellings
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Description for Adorno and Art: Aesthetic Theory Contra Critical Theory
Hardback. A comprehensive, critical and accessible account of Theodor W. Adorno's materialist-dialectical aesthetic theory of art from a contemporary perspective, this volume shows how Adorno's critical theory is awash with images crystallising thoughts to such a degree that it has every reason to be described as aesthetic. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
A comprehensive, critical and accessible account of Theodor W. Adorno's materialist-dialectical aesthetic theory of art from a contemporary perspective, this volume shows how Adorno's critical theory is awash with images crystallising thoughts to such a degree that it has every reason to be described as aesthetic.
A comprehensive, critical and accessible account of Theodor W. Adorno's materialist-dialectical aesthetic theory of art from a contemporary perspective, this volume shows how Adorno's critical theory is awash with images crystallising thoughts to such a degree that it has every reason to be described as aesthetic.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230347885
SKU
V9780230347885
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About J. Hellings
Dr James Hellings is Lecturer in Art at the University of Reading, UK. He researches, writes and lectures about modern and contemporary art and the thought that accompanies it. Originally educated as an artist, James worked in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The British Museum, before receiving full AHRC Scholarships for both his MA and PhD studies in ... Read more
Reviews for Adorno and Art: Aesthetic Theory Contra Critical Theory
"[O]ne senses throughout that Hellings is testing his own ideas and critical persuasions through, and with, Adorno, which is illuminating in the light of his rather good discussion of subjectivity and objectivity within both aesthetic theory and art making in general." "[Hellings] makes Adorno's thought vivid for the present, especially in his attempts to think through contemporary ... Read more