The crisis of art today is that of its reduction to picture or object-making for the global spectacle of fetishism. Art is now going round in circles — like a dog chasing its own tail — generating tremendous energy but only to maintain the dynamics of the art market which deals in precious commodities while the world is facing environmental catastrophe. In this pioneering work, Rasheed Araeen suggests a uniquely radical way of dealing with this crisis; offering a body of concepts whose dynamics and vision will not only steer art back on its historical course but also intervene in the world at large to resolve the problems of climate change.

Details

Personalities

Araeen Rasheed

Type

Book

Place of publication

London

Year

2010

Number of pages

170 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780947753108

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

709.203 Ara

Volumes

1

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